2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football

Continental Tire Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Virginia Cavaliers
Conference	Big East Conference
2003 record	8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	J. D. Brookhart (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (4th season)
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
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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 10	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 43–3	56,531
Sat. Sep. 13	12:30 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 11	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 42–21	44,117
Sat. Sep. 20	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	No. 9	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 31–35	31,711
Sat. Sep. 27	3:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	No. 17	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 37–26	79,116
Sat. Oct. 11	6:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 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.	Syracuse		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 34–14	61,421
Sat. Nov. 1	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 25	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 24–13	41,983
Sat. Nov. 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 5 Virginia Tech	No. 25	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 31–28	66,207
Sat. Nov. 15	7:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 16	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	L 31–52	67,715
Sat. Nov. 22	1:30 p.m.	at Temple	No. 21	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 30–16	22,934
Sat. Nov. 29	8:00 p.m.	No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

Pittsburgh Panthers football
Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)
Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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