2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team
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| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| 2003 record | 6–6 (2–5 Big East) |
| Head coach | Paul Pasqualoni |
| Home stadium |
Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262) |
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| 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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orangemen posted a two-win improvement over the previous season.
This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 6 | 1:30 PM | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 49–47 3OT | 47,000 | |||
| September 13 | 1:30 PM | at Louisville* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | L 20–30 | 38,550 | |||
| September 20 | 12:00 PM | UCF* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 35,103 | ||
| September 27 | 6:30 PM | Toledo* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 34–7 | 36,083 | |||
| October 11 | 12:00 PM | at #4 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 7–51 | 65,115 | ||
| October 18 | 12:00 PM | Boston College | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 39–14 | 45,313 | ||
| October 25 | 12:00 PM | at Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 14–34 | 61,421 | ||
| November 8 | 1:30 PM | Temple |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 41–17 | 43,149 | |||
| November 15 | 12:00 PM | at #14 Miami (FL) | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 48,130 | ||
| November 22 | 12:00 PM | #25 West Virginia | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 23–34 | 41,801 | ||
| November 29 | 12:00 PM | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | L 7–24 | 18,563 | |||
| December 6 | 1:00 PM | Notre Dame* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ABC | W 38–12 | 48,170 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "2003 Football Schedule". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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