2003 Utah Utes football team

2003 Utah Utes football

MWC Champions
2003 Liberty Bowl vs. Southern Miss, W 17–0
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
2003 record	10–2 (6–1 MWC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (9th year)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017)

2003 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2003-2004. 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	Utah State*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		W 40–20	39,697
September 6	6:00 PM	at Texas A&M*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	KJZZ	L 26–28	74,019
September 11	5:45 PM	California*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 31–24	46,768
September 27	4:30 PM	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KJZZ	W 28–21	29,117
October 3	8:00 PM	No. 22 Oregon*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	W 17–13	44,676
October 11	5:00 PM	San Diego State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 27–6	39,132
October 18	1:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN+	W 28–10	26,241
October 25	1:00 PM	New Mexico	No. 23	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)	ESPN+	L 35–47	37,288
November 1	10:00 AM	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 45–43 ^3OT	30,004
November 15	4:30 PM	Wyoming		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 47–17	41,307
November 22	1:00 PM	at BYU		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (The Holy War)	ESPN+	W 3–0	64,486
December 31	1:30 PM	vs. Southern Miss*	No. 25	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–0	55,989
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Ranking Movement
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
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	9	8	20
Utes	7	7	7	19	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	13	13	26
Aggies	14	7	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	7	17	0	24
Utes	14	7	0	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	14	7	7	28
Rams	0	7	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	10	0	0	13
Utes	3	7	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	3	0	0	6
Utes	0	0	13	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	7	0	7	28
Rebels	0	7	3	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	16	28	3	47
Utes	0	14	6	15	35

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	10	0	0	17
Utes	7	10	16	14	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	3	0	0	3
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	7	0	10	17
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

↑ "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.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Mountain West Conference football champions

BYU, Colorado State, & Utah (1999) Colorado State (2000) BYU (2001) Colorado State (2002) Utah (2003) Utah (2004) TCU (2005) BYU (2006) BYU (2007) Utah (2008) TCU (2009) TCU (2010) TCU (2011) Boise State, Fresno State, & San Diego State (2012) Fresno State (2013) Boise State (2014) San Diego State (2015)

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