American college football season
2003 Syracuse Orangemen football Conference Big East Conference 2003 record 6–6 (2–5 Big East) Head coach Paul Pasqualoni (13th season)Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (15th as OC, 18th overall season)Defensive coordinator Chris Rippon (5th as DC, 11th overall season) Captain R.J. Anderson Keith Belton Rich Scanlon [1] Home stadium Carrier Dome Seasons
The 2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York . The Orangemen posted a two-win improvement over the previous season .
This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange .
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 6 1:30 pm at North Carolina * W 49–47 3OT 47,000 September 13 1:30 pm Louisville * L 20–3038,550 September 20 12:00 pm UCF * Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN+ W 38–1435,103 September 27 6:30 pm Toledo * Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York W 34–736,083 October 11 12:00 pm at No. 4 Virginia Tech ESPN L 7–5165,115 October 18 12:00 pm Boston College Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 39–1445,313 October 25 12:00 pm at Pittsburgh ESPN+ L 14–3461,421 November 8 1:30 pm Temple Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York W 41–1743,149 November 15 12:00 pm at No. 14 Miami (FL) ESPN+ L 10–1748,130 November 22 12:00 pm No. 25 West Virginia ESPN2 L 23–3441,801 November 29 12:00 pm at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey L 7–2418,563 December 6 1:00 pm Notre Dame * Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ABC W 38–1248,170 *Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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