American college football season
The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . They were led by head coach Rich Rodriguez and played their home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia .
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 * ESPN L 17–2460,663 September 6 7:00 p.m. at East Carolina W 48–736,088 [ 1] September 13 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus L 13–1551,189 September 20 6:05 p.m. at Maryland * L 7–3451,973 October 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Miami (FL) ESPN L 20–2254,621 October 11 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus W 34–1950,896 October 22 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Virginia Tech Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) ESPN W 28–756,319 November 1 1:00 p.m. UCF * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 36–1842,712 November 8 12:00 p.m. at Boston College ESPN Plus W 35–2839,723 November 15 7:00 p.m. No. 16 Pittsburgh ESPN2 W 52–3167,715 November 22 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse ESPN2 W 34–2341,801 November 29 12:00 p.m. Temple Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus W 45–2835,942 January 1 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 24 Maryland* No. 23 NBC L 7–4178,892 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
National championships in bold
