2003 Duke Blue Devils football team

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 MarylandL 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 ClemsonL 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.