2003 Utah Utes football team
The Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Urban Meyer's first year coaching at the school, after being hired from Bowling Green. The team played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
| 2003 Utah Utes football | |
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Mountain West champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Southern Miss | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| 2003 record | 10–2 (6–1 MW) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sanford (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Kyle Whittingham (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Utah $ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 7:00 pm | Utah State* | W 40–20 | 39,697 | |||
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Texas A&M* | KJZZ | L 26–28 | 74,019 | ||
| September 11 | 5:45 pm | California* |
| ESPN | W 31–24 | 46,768 | |
| September 27 | 4:30 pm | at Colorado State | KJZZ | W 28–21 | 29,117 | ||
| October 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 19 Oregon* |
| ESPN2 | W 17–13 | 44,676 | |
| October 11 | 5:00 pm | San Diego State |
| KJZZ | W 27–6 | 39,132 | |
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | at UNLV | ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 26,241 | ||
| October 25 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | L 35–47 | 37,288 |
| November 1 | 10:00 am | at Air Force | ESPN2 | W 45–43 3OT | 30,004 | ||
| November 15 | 4:30 pm | Wyoming |
| KJZZ | W 47–17 | 41,307 | |
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | at BYU | ESPN+ | W 3–0 | 64,486 | ||
| December 31 | 1:30 pm | vs. Southern Miss* | No. 25 | ESPN | W 17–0 | 55,989 | |
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Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
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| AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 28 | 24 | - | - | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
| Coaches | 50 | 45 | - | 49 | 44 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| BCS | Not released | - | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||
Game summaries
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| Utes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 40 |
Texas A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Utes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Utes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Utes | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobos | 0 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 47 |
| Utes | 0 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Utes | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah beat BYU for the second straight year with this 3–0 victory. There was heavy snow fall for much of the game. The victory snapped BYU's NCAA record for scoring in 361 straight games—BYU's first shutout since a 20–0 loss to Arizona State on September 25, 1975.[3]
Liberty Bowl: Utah vs. Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "Official Schedule". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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