2003 BYU Cougars football team

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2003 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRobbie Bosco (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Utah $   6 1     10 2  
New Mexico   5 2     8 5  
Colorado State   4 3     7 6  
Air Force   3 4     7 5  
San Diego State   3 4     6 6  
BYU   3 4     4 8  
UNLV   2 5     6 6  
Wyoming   2 5     4 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2003 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pmGeorgia Tech*ESPN2W 24–1361,930
September 65:00 pmat No. 4 USC*ABCL 18–3575,315
September 136:00 pmat New MexicoSWPW 10–733,606
September 204:30 pmStanford*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 14–1861,446
September 271:00 pm
ESPN+
L 10–2462,210
October 48:00 pmat
Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
  • SWPW 44–3632,137
    October 98:00 pmColorado State
    • LaVell Edwards Stadium
    • Provo, UT
    ESPN2L 13–5858,377
    October 184:00 pmat
    War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
  • SWPL 10–1322,797
    October 255:00 pmat
    Las Vegas, NV
    ABCW 27–20 OT30,084
    October 305:30 pmBoise State*
    • LaVell Edwards Stadium
    • Provo, UT
    ESPNL 12–5060,554
    November 1512:30 pmat Notre Dame*NBCL 14–3380,795
    November 221:00 pmUtah
    • LaVell Edwards Stadium
    • Provo, UT (Holy War)
    ESPN+L 0–364,486
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [1]

    •SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

    Roster

    2003 BYU Cougars football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 8 Matt Berry Fr
    WR 2 David Christensen Sr
    WR 80 Tody Christensen Sr
    OL 64 Scott Jackson Sr
    G 75 Scott Young Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt Sr
    DE 92 John Denney Jr
    SS 33 Aaron Francisco Jr
    DL 56 Shaun Nua Jr
    LB 49 Brady Poppinga Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    BYU Cougars Radio Network

    The BYU Cougars radio network carried every game on radio using the broadcast trio of Greg Wrubell (pxp), Marc Lyons (analyst), and Bill Riley (sidelines). KSL 1160 AM served as the flagship station for BYU Football.

    Game summaries

    Georgia Tech

    1 234Total
    Georgia Tech 6 700 13
    BYU 7 0143 24

    USC

    1 234Total
    BYU 0 576 18
    #4/8 USC 21 0014 35

    New Mexico

    1 234Total
    BYU 3 700 10
    New Mexico 0 070 7
    • Date: September 13
    • Location:
      MST
    • Elapsed time: 3:15
    • Game attendance: 33,606
    • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), clear and windy, winds E 20 mph (32 km/h)
    • Referee: Karl Richins
    • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
    • Source:

    Stanford

    1 234Total
    • Stanford 6 039 18
    BYU 7 070 14
    • Date: September 20
    • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
    • Game start: 4:35 p.m.
      MST
    • Elapsed time: 3:20
    • Game attendance: 61,446
    • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
    • Referee: Gerald Wright
    • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

    Air Force

    1 234Total
    Air Force 0 3714 24
    BYU 3 070 10
    • Date: September 27
    • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
    • Game start: 1:05 p.m.
      J.C. Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson

    San Diego State

    1 234Total
    BYU 7 24103 44
    San Diego State 14 1066 36
    • Date: October 4
    • Location:
      PST
    • Elapsed time: 3:30
    • Game attendance: 32,137
    • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear and windy, winds W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
    • Referee: Terry Leyden
    • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
    • Source:

    Colorado State

    1 234Total
    Colorado State 21 20107 58
    BYU 3 1000 13

    Wyoming

    1 234Total
    BYU 0 037 10
    Wyoming 3 1000 13
    • Date: October 18
    • Location:
      MST
    • Elapsed time: 3:14
    • Game attendance: 22,797
    • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny
    • Referee: Gerald Wright
    • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
    • Source:

    UNLV

    1 234OTTotal
    BYU 0 13077 27
    UNLV 6 7070 20
    • Date: October 25
    • Location:
      PST
    • Elapsed time: 3:33
    • Game attendance: 30,084
    • Game weather: Partly Cloudy and Breezy, 82 °F (28 °C)
    • Referee: Karl Richins
    • TV announcers (ABC): Eric Collins, Ray Bentley

    Boise State

    1 234Total
    Boise State 14 14814 50
    BYU 2 0100 12
    • Date: October 30
    • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
    • Game start: 5:45 p.m.
      Dr. Jerry Punch

    Notre Dame

    1 234Total
    BYU 7 007 14
    Notre Dame 6 10710 33

    Utah

    1 234Total
    UTAH 0 300 3
    BYU 0 000 0
    • Date: November 22
    • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
    • Game start: 1:05 p.m.
      MST
    • Elapsed time: 2:58
    • Game attendance: 64,486
    • Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), Snow flurries, winds variable 15 mph (24 km/h)
    • Referee: Clair Gausman
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson
    • Source:

    References

    1. ^ "2003 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".