2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 8–5 6–1 Rich Rodriguez 3rd Spread option Jeff Casteel 2nd 3–3–5 Mountaineer Field Big East co-champion Gator Bowl L 7–41 vs. Maryland The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Big East title with the Miami Hurricanes. West Virginia was invited the Gator Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Maryland. The team played home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. West Virginia rebounded from a 1–4 start to end capture the program's first conference championship since 1993. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 12:00 p.m. l Y Wisconsin 21 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 17–24 60,663 September 6 7:00 p.m. w y Y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 48–7 36,088 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73328166/wvu-hammers-east-carolina/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WVU hammers East Carolina September 7, 2003 March 12, 2021 Newspapers.com September 13 12:00 p.m. l y Cincinnati Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 13–15 51,189 September 20 6:05 p.m. l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 7–34 51,973 October 2 7:30 p.m. l y Miami (FL) 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 20–22 54,621 October 11 12:00 p.m. w Rutgers Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 34–19 50,896 October 22 7:30 p.m. w Virginia Tech 3 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry ESPN 28–7 56,319 November 1 1:00 p.m. w y y UCF Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 36–18 42,712 November 8 12:00 p.m. w y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN Plus 35–28 39,723 November 15 7:00 p.m. w Pittsburgh 16 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN2 52–31 67,715 November 22 12:00 p.m. w y 25 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry ESPN2 34–23 41,801 November 29 12:00 p.m. w 24 Temple Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 45–28 35,942 January 1 12:30 p.m. l y y 20 Maryland 23 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 7–41 78,892 Roster 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers f 1 Jr Kay-Jay Harris RB y 2 Jr Rasheed Marshall QB y 3 Sr Quincy Wilson Quincy Wilson (running back) RB y 5 So Chris Henry Chris Henry (wide receiver) WR y 36 Sr Adam King FB 86 Jr John Pennington WR 6 Sr Grant Wiley LB y 9 So Adam Jones Adam Jones (American football) DB y 19 Sr Lance Frazier DB y 92 Jr Ben Lynch DE *Rich Rodriguez Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Quincy Wilson Running back 7 219 Atlanta Falcons References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football