2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Big East co-champion
Gator Bowl, L 7–41 vs. Maryland
Conference	Big East Conference
2003 record	8–5 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 63,500)

2003 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 PM	No. 20 Wisconsin*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 17–24	60,663
September 6	7:00 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 48–7	36,088
September 13	12:00 PM	Cincinnati*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 13–15	51,189
September 20	6:05 PM	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 7–34	51,973
October 2	7:30 PM	at No. 2 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	L 20–22	54,621
October 11	12:00 PM	Rutgers		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 34–19	50,896
October 22	7:30 PM	No. 3 Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN	W 28–7	56,319
November 1	1:00 PM	Central Florida*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 36–18	42,712
November 8	12:00 PM	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 35–28	39,723
November 15	7:00 PM	No. 16 Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	W 52–31	67,715
November 22	12:00 PM	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN2	W 34–23	41,801
November 29	12:00 PM	Temple		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 45–28	35,942
January 1	12:30 PM	vs. No. 24 Maryland*	No. 23	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 7–41	78,892
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

West Virginia Yearly Results

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Big East Conference football champions

West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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