2003 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2003 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Pry (1st season)
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
MVPChris Douglas, Ryan Fowler, Terrell Smith
CaptainRyan Fowler, Terrell Smith, Drew Strojny, Alex Wade
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Florida State $   7 1     10 3  
No. 17 Maryland   6 2     10 3  
No. 22 Clemson   5 3     9 4  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
Virginia   4 4     8 5  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Duke   2 6     4 8  
North Carolina   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2003 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks, who was fired during the season and replaced by interim head coach, Ted Roof. Duke won two of the last three games of the season under Roof earning him the full-time coaching position.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat No. 18 VirginiaL 0–2761,737
September 66:00 pmWestern Carolina*W 29–318,022
September 136:00 pmRice*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 27–24 OT18,742
September 202:00 pmNorthwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 10–2821,143
September 277:00 pmNo. 6 Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
PPVL 7–5624,370
October 116:00 pmat
Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
  • L 20–3350,084
    October 1812:00 pmWake Forestdagger
    • Wallace Wade Stadium
    • Durham, NC (rivalry)
    JPSL 13–4217,314
    October 251:00 pmNC State
    • Wallace Wade Stadium
    • Durham, NC (rivalry)
    L 21–2827,614
    November 14:00 pmat No. 19 Tennessee*PPVL 6–23104,772
    November 81:00 pmGeorgia Tech
    • Wallace Wade Stadium
    • Durham, NC
    W 41–1712,976
    November 151:00 pmat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
  • L 7–4071,731
    November 221:00 pmat North CarolinaW 30–2248,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

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    Roster

    2003 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 65 Christian Mitchell Jr
    C 78 Dan Mooney Sr
    FB 40 Zach Novak Jr
    QB 16 Adam Smith Sr
    OT 75 Drew Strojny Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 98 Drew Ciepcielinski Sr
    LB 27 Ryan Fowler Sr
    DE 97 David Martin So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster
    Last update: 2003-12-07

    Team players in the NFL

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Drew Strojny Tackle 7 203 New York Giants

    References

    1. ^ "2003 Schedule". Duke University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 7, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2012.