2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East co-champion
Gator Bowl, L 7–41 vs. Maryland
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumMountaineer 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.

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*
ESPNL 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 PlusL 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
  • 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
ESPN2W 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
NBCL 7–4178,892
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Kay-Jay Harris Jr
QB 2 Rasheed Marshall Jr
WR 5 Chris Henry So
FB 36 Adam King Sr
WR 86 John Pennington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 6 Grant Wiley Sr
DB 9 Adam Jones So
DB 19 Lance Frazier Sr
DE 92 Ben Lynch Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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