2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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2003
Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
2003 Big East Conference 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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmat North Carolina*W 49–47 3OT47,000
September 131:30 pm
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
  • L 20–3038,550
    September 2012:00 pmUCF*
    • Carrier Dome
    • Syracuse, New York
    ESPN+W 38–1435,103
    September 276:30 pmToledo*
    • Carrier Dome
    • Syracuse, New York
    W 34–736,083
    October 1112:00 pmat No. 4 Virginia TechESPNL 7–5165,115
    October 1812:00 pmBoston College
    • Carrier Dome
    • Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
    ESPN+W 39–1445,313
    October 2512:00 pmat
    Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh (rivalry
  • )
    ESPN+L 14–3461,421
    November 81:30 pmTempledagger
    • Carrier Dome
    • Syracuse, New York
    W 41–1743,149
    November 1512:00 pmat No. 14 Miami (FL)ESPN+L 10–1748,130
    November 2212:00 pmNo. 25 West Virginia
    ESPN2L 23–3441,801
    November 2912:00 pmat
    Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
  • L 7–2418,563
    December 61:00 pmNotre Dame*
    • Carrier Dome
    • Syracuse, New York
    ABCW 38–1248,170
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 1 Damien Rhodes So
    WR 2 Johnnie Morant Sr
    RB 3 Tim Washington  Fr
    QB 5 R. J. Anderson Sr
    WR 9 Kyle Bell Fr
    QB 10 Perry Patterson  Fr
    QB 11 Matt Hale Fr
    WR 11 Jamiel Seebadri Fr
    WR 12 Jared Jones Jr
    FB 22 Sean Flannery Fr
    RB 23 Alexander Ridore Jr
    RB 24 Hymnson Chan Fr
    RB 24 Jeremy Sellers Fr
    WR 32 Todd Lisi Jr
    FB 38 Breyone Evans Fr
    RB 39 Walter Reyes Jr
    TE 40 Joe Donnelly Sr
    TE 41 Lenny Cusumano Sr
    OT 78 Adam Terry Jr
    OT 79 Eugene Newsome Fr
    WR 80 Andre Fontenette Jr
    WR 81 Timothy Lane  Fr
    WR 83 Stan Bush Fr
    TE 84 Brandon Darlington  Fr
    TE 85 Joe Kowalewski So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 13 Marcus Clayton Fr
    DB 19 Jonathan Plato So
    FS 20 Anthony Smith So
    FS 21 O'Neil Scott Jr
    SS 22 Diamond Ferri Jr
    CB 25 Steve Gregory So
    LB 55 Adam Namoury  Fr
    DE 56 Julian Pollard Jr
    LB 57 Rich Scanlon Sr
    LB 58 Jesse Pellegrino Fr
    LB 92 Tommy Harris So
    DT 93 Christian Ferrara Sr
    DE 94 Ryan LaCasse So
    DT 96 Brian Hooper Jr
    DT 96 Justin Opalenski Fr
    DE 97 Josh Thomas Sr
    DL 98 Lee Williams Fr
    DT 99 Louis Gachelin Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
    2. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.