2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Boise State $   8 0     13 1  
Fresno State   6 2     9 5  
Tulsa   6 2     8 5  
Hawaii   5 3     9 5  
Rice   5 3     5 7  
Nevada   4 4     6 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     5 7  
San Jose State   2 6     3 8  
UTEP   1 6     2 10  
SMU   0 8     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach 7th as HC;
13th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator 2nd Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 7th Boise State (1982)
John Baxter Associate head coach/special teams/TE 7th Loras College (1985)
Kerry Locklin Defensive line 4th New Mexico State (1982)
Tom Mason Linebackers 3rd Eastern Washington (1982)
John Settle Runningbacks 5th Appalachian State (1989)
Tim Simons Wide receivers 4th Fresno State (1967)
Randy Stewart Secondary 3rd Boise State (1980)
Dennis Wagner Offensive line 6th Utah (1980)
Cory Undlin Graduate Assistant 1st California Lutheran University (1994)
Derek Frazier Graduate Assistant
Mike Sholiton Football Operations Coordinator
Rich Tucker Strength and Conditioning Coach
Source:

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat No. 12 Tennessee*ESPN2L 6–24103,860
September 57:00 pmOregon State*ESPNW 16–1435,553
September 1312:30 pmat No. 1
FSN
L 28–5283,091
September 207:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 16–638,093
September 277:00 pmPortland State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–1639,805
October 412:00 pmat Colorado State*BSNL 10–3432,620
October 119:05 pmat HawaiiBSNL 28–5541,153
October 254:00 pmRicedagger
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2839,462
November 112:00 pmat SMUW 20–1114,014
November 812:05 pmat NevadaBSNW 27–1017,837
November 154:00 pm
rivalry
)
W 41–739,453
November 216:00 pmNo. 20
Battle for the Milk Can
)
ESPN2L 17–3139,252
November 292:05 pmat
Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
  • BSNW 23–2015,101
    December 307:30 pmvs. )ESPN2W 17–920,126
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    [1]

    Game summaries

    At No. 12 Tennessee

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 0 0 0 6 6
    No. 12 Volunteers 7 7 7 3 24

    Oregon State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Beavers 7 0 7 0 14
    Bulldogs 0 10 3 3 16

    At No. 1 Oklahoma

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 0 0 7 21 28
    No. 1 Sooners 16 22 0 14 52

    Louisiana Tech

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
    Bulldogs 0 0 10 6 16

    Portland State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Vikings 0 6 3 7 16
    Bulldogs 7 7 7 21 42

    At Colorado State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 3 0 7 0 10
    Rams 0 10 17 7 34

    At Hawaii

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28
    Warriors 10 28 7 10 55

    Rice

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Owls 7 7 14 0 28
    Bulldogs 10 10 0 11 31

    At SMU

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 0 3 14 3 20
    Mustangs 2 3 0 6 11

    At Nevada

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 21 0 3 3 27
    Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 10

    San Jose State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Spartans 0 0 0 7 7
    Bulldogs 3 21 7 10 41

    No. 20 Boise State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 20 Broncos 14 14 3 0 31
    Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17

    At UTEP

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 7 6 7 3 23
    Miners 10 10 0 0 20

    Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bruins 0 7 2 0 9
    Bulldogs 14 3 0 0 17

    References

    1. ^ "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

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