2003 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | at No. 18 Virginia | | | L 0–27 | 61,737 |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | Western Carolina* | | | W 29–3 | 18,022 |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | Rice* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | W 27–24 OT | 18,742 |
September 20 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | L 10–28 | 21,143 |
September 27 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Florida State | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| PPV | L 7–56 | 24,370 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Maryland | | | L 20–33 | 50,084 |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | L 13–42 | 17,314 |
October 25 | 1:00 pm | NC State | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| | L 21–28 | 27,614 |
November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 19 Tennessee* | | PPV | L 6–23 | 104,772 |
November 8 | 1:00 pm | Georgia Tech | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | W 41–17 | 12,976 |
November 15 | 1:00 pm | at Clemson | | | L 7–40 | 71,731 |
November 22 | 1:00 pm | at North Carolina | | | W 30–22 | 48,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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OT
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65
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Christian Mitchell
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Jr
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C
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78
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Dan Mooney
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Sr
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FB
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40
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Zach Novak
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Jr
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QB
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16
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Adam Smith
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Sr
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OT
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75
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Drew Strojny
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
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98
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Drew Ciepcielinski
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Sr
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LB
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27
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Ryan Fowler
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Sr
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DE
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97
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David Martin
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So
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2003-12-07
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Team players in the NFL
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