2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Insight Bowl, L 49–52 vs. California
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (9th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (c. 65,115, grass)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big East Conference football standings
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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 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and participated as members of the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	3:00 p.m.	UCF*	No. 9	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 49–28	65,115
September 6	1:00 p.m.	James Madison*	No. 9	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 43–0	65,115	^[1]
September 18	7:45 p.m.	Texas A&M*	No. 8	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 35–19	65,115
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut*	No. 5	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 47–13	65,115
October 4	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 4	Rutgers Stadium Picataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 48–22	28,956
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 4	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 51–7	65,115
October 22	7:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 3	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN	L 7–28	56,319
November 1	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	No. 10	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–7	65,115
November 8	7:45 p.m.	at No. 25 Pittsburgh	No. 5	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 28–31	66,207
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	No. 12	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 24–23 ^OT	27,425
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 12	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 27–34	65,115
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC	L 21–35	60,943
December 26	8:30 p.m.	vs. California*		Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, AZ (Insight Bowl)	ESPN	L 49–52	42,364
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

^ "Tailback's injuries energize Hokies". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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