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2003 Utah Utes football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Utah Utes football, Mountain West championLiberty Bowl champion ...
| 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 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 MW) |
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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 |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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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More information Date, Time ...
| 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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See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| 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 | Not released | |||||||
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Utah State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| Utes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 40 |
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Texas A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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See also: 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team
California
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| Utes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
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See also: California
Colorado State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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See also: Colorado State
Oregon
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Ducks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Utes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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See also: 2003 Oregon Ducks football team
San Diego State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aztecs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Utes | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
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See also: San Diego State
UNLV
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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See also: UNLV
New Mexico
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 0 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 47 |
| Utes | 0 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
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See also: New Mexico
Air Force
More information OT, 2OT ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| Utes | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
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See also: Air Force
Wyoming
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Utes | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
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See also: Wyoming
BYU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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
Main article: 2003 Liberty Bowl
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Utes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- "Official Schedule". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Retrieved November 4, 2009.