2003 Colorado State Rams football team

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2003 Colorado State Rams football
2003 Colorado State Rams football
San Francisco Bowl, L 21–35 vs. Boston College
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2003 record	7–6 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Hammerschmidt (3rd as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Stanard (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium; (Capacity: 30,000)
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the college football 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado and were led by head coach Sonny Lubick.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:45 pm	at Colorado*	No. 23	Invesco Field at Mile High Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	L 35–42	76,219
September 6	4:00 pm	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	FSN	W 23–21	34,096
September 13	1:00 pm	Weber State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		W 31–7	28,611
September 20	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		L 21–41	31,610
September 27	4:30 pm	Utah		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	SPW	L 21–28	29,117
October 4	1:00 pm	Fresno State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		W 34–10	32,620
October 9	8:00 pm	at BYU		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah	ESPN	W 58–13	58,377
October 16	8:00 pm	Air Force		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado (Ram–Falcon Trophy)	ESPN	W 30–20	32,701
November 1	1:00 pm	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)	ESPN+	L 28–35	18,511
November 7	7:00 pm	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	ESPN2	L 34–37	37,133
November 15	1:00 pm	San Diego State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	ESPN+	W 21–6	29,127
November 22	5:00 pm	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada	SPW	W 24–23	21,530
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. Boston College*		Pacific Bell Park San Francisco (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–35	25,621
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

v t Colorado State Rams football
Venues	Durkee Field (1899–1911) Colorado Field (1912–1967) Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968–2016) Canvas Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown) Wyoming (Border War)
Culture & lore	CAM the Ram Fight Song
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders School records Consensus All-Americans Hall of Fame inductees
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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll