2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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2003 Virginia Cavaliers football
U of Virginia text logo.svg
Continental Tire Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2003 record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Prince (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Golden (3rd season)
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Florida State $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Maryland   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 22 Clemson   5 – 3     9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Virginia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Duke   2 – 6     4 – 8  
North Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmDukeNo. 17
W 27–061,737
September 612:30 pmat South Carolina*No. 15
JPSL 7–3180,150
September 132:00 pmat Western Michigan*
W 59–1621,982
September 273:30 pmWake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 27–2460,884
October 41:30 pmat North Carolina
W 38–1351,000
October 1112:00 pmat ClemsonNo. 24
JPSL 27–30 OT76,774
October 187:45 pmNo. 8 Florida Statedagger
ESPNL 14–1962,875
October 253:00 pmTroy State*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 24–057,580
November 13:30 pmat NC State
ABCL 37–5153,800
November 137:45 pmat No. 24 Maryland
ESPNL 17–2751,027
November 2212:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 29–1758,526
November 291:00 pmVirginia Tech*
ABCW 35–2160,943
December 2712:00 pmvs. Pittsburgh*
ESPN2W 23–1651,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel[]

2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Matt Schaub Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff[]

Name Position
Al Groh Head Coach
Danny Rocco Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach
Al Golden Defensive Coordinator
Ron Prince Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
Corwin Brown Special Teams Coach
Mike Groh Wide Receivers / Quarterbacks Coach
Andy Heck Tight Ends Coach
Mike London Defensive Line Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Bob Price Defensive Backs Coach
Kevin Ross Running Backs Coach
Anthony Poindexter Graduate Assistant Coach – Offense
Tim Whitney Graduate Assistant Coach – Defense
Evan Marcus Head Strength Coach

References[]

  1. ^ "2003 Season". University of Virginia Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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