2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Gator Bowl, L 7–41 vs. Maryland
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel (2nd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 63,500)
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Miami (FL) $+  6 1   11 2  
West Virginia +  6 1   8 5  
Pittsburgh  5 2   8 5  
Virginia Tech  4 3   8 5  
Boston College  3 4   8 5  
Syracuse  2 5   6 6  
Rutgers  2 5   5 7  
Temple  0 7   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Rodriguez and played their home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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They rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the school's first since 1993. The team earned a trip to the 2004 Gator Bowl, where they lost a rematch to the rival Maryland Terrapins 41–7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 p.m.No. 20 Wisconsin * ESPN L 17–2460,663
September 67:00 p.m.at East Carolina *W 48–736,088 [1]
September 1312:00 p.m. Cincinnati *
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN Plus L 13–1551,189
September 206:05 p.m.at Maryland *L 7–3451,973
October 27:30 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL) ESPNL 20–2254,621
October 1112:00 p.m. Rutgers
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN PlusW 34–1950,896
October 227:30 p.m.No. 3 Virginia Tech
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 28–756,319
November 11:00 p.m. UCF *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 36–1842,712
November 812:00 p.m.at Boston College ESPN PlusW 35–2839,723
November 157:00 p.m.No. 16 Pittsburgh
ESPN2 W 52–3167,715
November 2212:00 p.m.at Syracuse ESPN2W 34–2341,801
November 2912:00 p.m. Temple
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN PlusW 45–2835,942
January 112:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Maryland*No. 23 NBC L 7–4178,892
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Kay-Jay Harris Jr
QB 2 Rasheed Marshall Jr
WR 5 Chris Henry So
FB 36Adam KingSr
WR 86John PenningtonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 6 Grant Wiley Sr
DB 9 Adam Jones So
DB 19 Lance Frazier Sr
DE 92Ben LynchJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "WVU hammers East Carolina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 7, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.