2003 Boston College Eagles football team

2003 Big East Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2003 Boston College Eagles football
2003 Boston College Eagles football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 35–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big East Conference
2003 record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (5th season)
Captains	Augie Hoffmann; Josh Ott;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500)
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 28–32	42,563
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 27–14	106,445
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 24–14	40,000
September 20	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–33	44,500
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 53–29	42,353
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	NESN	W 38–13	21,862
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–39	45,313
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 27–25	44,500
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–24	41,983
November 8	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 28–35	39,723
November 15	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	NESN	W 35–25	31,019
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–27	65,115
December 31	10:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–21	25,621
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

2003 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Grant Adams	Jr
QB	`12`	Matt Ryan	Fr
QB	`15`	Quinton Porter	So
G	`76`	Chris Snee	Sr
TE	`89`	Sean Ryan	Sr
RB	`8`	Michael Lawson	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Will Blackmon	So
LB	`45`	Josh Ott	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Tom O'Brien

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-03

References[]

^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114
^ "2003 Archive". Boston College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

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[1] 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114

[2] "2003 Archive". Boston College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

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National championship seasons in bold

2003 Big East Conference football standings
v t	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