2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by third-year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie with Syracuse for 6th place.

2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Craig Ver Steeg (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Ferraro (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 24–10	25,011
September 6	3:40 pm	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	ESPN+	L 28–44	72,579
September 13	3:30 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	ESPN+	W 36–21	30,035
September 27	7:00 pm	Navy*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	W 48–27	32,382
October 4	12:00 pm	No. 4 Virginia Tech	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 22–48	28,956
October 11	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	ESPN+	L 19–34	50,896
October 18	1:30 pm	Pittsburgh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 32–42	28,101
October 25	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia		W 30–14	18,376
November 8	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN+	L 31–38	40,000
November 15	3:30 pm	Boston College	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 25–35	31,019
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	ESPN+	L 10–34	39,572
November 29	12:00 pm	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 24–7	18,563
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 15 Brian Leonard Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Greg Schiano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule - 2003". ESPN. Retrieved October 1, 2012.