2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Insight Bowl, L 49–52 vs. California | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 8–5 (4–3 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan Stinespring (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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The 2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and participated as members of the Big East Conference.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | UCF* | No. 9 | ESPN | W 49–28 | 65,115 | ||
September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | James Madison* | No. 9 |
| W 43–0 | 65,115 | [1] | |
September 18 | 7:45 p.m. | Texas A&M* | No. 8 |
| ESPN | W 35–19 | 65,115 | |
September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Connecticut* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 47–13 | 65,115 | |
October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers Stadium | ESPN+ | W 48–22 | 28,956 | |||
October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 51–7 | 65,115 | |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Mountaineer Field ) | ESPN | L 7–28 | 56,319 | |||
November 1 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 10 |
| ESPN | W 31–7 | 65,115 | |
November 8 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 25 College GameDay ) | ESPN | L 28–31 | 66,207 | |||
November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Temple | No. 12 | W 24–23 OT | 27,425 | |||
November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 12 |
| ESPN | L 27–34 | 65,115 | |
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 21 | ABC | L 21–35 | 60,943 | ||
December 26 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Bank One Ballpark ) | ESPN | L 49–52 | 42,364 | |||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | Not released |
Coaches Poll | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
BCS | Not released | 3 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | Not released |
References
- Newspapers.com.