2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East
2003 record 8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Walt Harris (7th year)
Offensive coordinator J. D. Brookhart (4th year)
Offensive scheme Pro Offense
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (4th year)
Base defense Multiple 8–Man Front
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 64,450)
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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6 7:00 p.m. Kent State* #10 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 43–3   56,531
Sat. Sep. 13 12:30 p.m. Ball State* #11 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 42–21   44,117
Sat. Sep. 20 7:00 p.m. at Toledo* #9 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 31–35   31,711
Sat. Sep. 27 3:30 p.m. at Texas A&M* #17 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 37–26   79,116
Sat. Oct. 11 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame* #15 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN L 14–20   66,421
Sat. Oct. 18 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 42–32   28,101
Sat. Oct. 25 12:00 p.m. Syracusedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 34–14   61,421
Sat. Nov. 1 1:00 p.m. at Boston College #25 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 24–13   41,983
Sat. Nov. 8 7:45 p.m. #5 Virginia Tech #25 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN W 31–28   66,207
Sat. Nov. 15 7:00 p.m. at West Virginia #16 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN2 L 31–52   67,715
Sat. Nov. 22 1:30 p.m. at Temple #21 Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 30–16   22,934
Sat. Nov. 29 8:00 p.m. #10 Miami (FL) #20 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC L 14–28   60,486
Sat. Dec. 27 11:00 a.m. vs. Virginia* Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl) ESPN L 16–23   51,236
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Walt Harris – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Dino Babers – Running Backs
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists/Quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight Ends/Special Teams
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive Ends
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate Assistant
  • Ben McAdoo – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team Players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Larry Fitzgerald Wide Receiver 1 3 Arizona Cardinals
Shawntae Spencer Defensive Back 2 58 San Francisco 49ers
Kris Wilson Tight End 2 61 Kansas City Chiefs
Claude Harriott Defensive End 5 147 Chicago Bears
Andy Lee Punter 6 188 San Francisco 49ers
Brandon Miree Running Back 7 247 Denver Broncos

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=215&season=2003
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/pastwinner.htm
  4. ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm