2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented

They rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the school's first since 1993. The team earned a trip to the 2004 Gator Bowl, where they lost a rematch to the rival Maryland Terrapins 41–7.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Wisconsin*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 17–24	60,663
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 48–7	36,088	[1]
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN Plus	L 13–15	51,189
September 20	6:05 p.m.	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 7–34	51,973
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 20–22	54,621
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN Plus	W 34–19	50,896
October 22	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Virginia Tech		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–7	56,319
November 1	1:00 p.m.	UCF *		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 36–18	42,712
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium [Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	W 35–28	39,723
November 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Pittsburgh		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	W 52–31	67,715
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry )	ESPN2	W 34–23	41,801
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Temple		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN Plus	W 45–28	35,942
January 1	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Maryland*	No. 23	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 7–41	78,892
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

References