2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Big East Co-Champion

Conference

2003 record

8–5 (6–1 Big East)

Head coach

Offensive scheme

Spread

Base defense

3–3–5

Seasons


2003 Big East football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#5 Miami †§	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 champion § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the schools 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
2003-08-30	12:00 PM	#21 Wisconsin*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 17–24	60,663
2003-09-06	7:00 PM	at East Carolina*		Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 48–7	36,088
2003-09-13	12:00 PM	Cincinnati*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 13–15	51,189
2003-09-20	6:05 PM	at #24 Maryland*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 7–34	51,973
2003-10-02	7:30 PM	at #2 Miami		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN	L 20–22	54,621
2003-10-11	12:00 PM	Rutgers		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 34–19	50,896
2003-10-22	7:30 PM	#3 Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 28–7	56,319
2003-11-01	1:00 PM	Central Florida*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 36–18	42,712
2003-11-08	12:00 PM	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 35–28	39,723
2003-11-15	7:00 PM	#16 Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	W 52–31	67,715
2003-11-22	12:00 PM	at Syracuse	#25	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 34–23	41,801
2003-11-29	12:00 PM	Temple	#24	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 45–28	35,942
2004-01-01	12:30 PM	vs. #23 Maryland*	#20	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville (Toyota Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 7–41	78,892
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

West Virginia Mountaineers football

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh) Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy (Syracuse) Black Diamond Trophy (Virginia Tech) Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall) Louisville Maryland Penn State

Culture & lore	West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 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

2003 Big East Conference football season

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