2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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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)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Paul Ferraro (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium

Seasons

← 2002

2004 →

2003 Big East Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FB | `15` | Brian Leonard | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Greg Schiano

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* * *

Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Venues|

* College Field (1869–1890)
* Neilson Field (1891–1938)
* Old Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992)
* Giants Stadium (alternate, 1976–1992, 1994-96; primary, 1993)
* SHI Stadium (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Maryland
* Princeton

Culture & lore|

* Marching band
* First American football game (painting)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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