2003 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2003 Navy Midshipmen football United State Naval Academy Logo-sports.png 150 Independent 8–5 Paul Johnson 2nd Triple option Buddy Green 2nd Multiple Craig Candeto Craig Candeto Eddie Carthan Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Houston Bowl L 14–38 vs. Texas Tech The 2003 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 30 w VMI Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 37–10 30,129 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-navy-ends-skid-rol/177895142/ The News and Advance Navy ends skid, rolls over VMI August 31, 2003 July 31, 2025 Newspapers.com September 6 7:00 p.m. l y TCU 25 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 3–17 35,688 September 20 1:30 p.m. w Eastern Michigan Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 39–7 27,627 September 27 7:00 p.m. l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN+ 27–48 32,382 October 4 1:30 p.m. w Air Force FedExField Landover, MD Commander-in-Chief's Trophy HDNet 28–25 30,623 October 11 1:00 p.m. w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 37–27 25,417 October 18 3:00 p.m. w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 38–6 27,832 October 25 1:30 p.m. l Delaware 3 (I-AA) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HDNet 17–21 34,982 Hard Road To 8-0 The News Journal October 26, 2003 D1, D6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hard-road-to-8-0/166661686/ Newspapers.com November 1 1:30 p.m. w Tulane Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HDNet 35–17 27,417 November 8 2:30 p.m. l y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 24–27 80,795 November 22 w Central Michigan Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 63–24 December 6 w y Army Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game CBS 34–6 December 30 4:30 p.m. l y Texas Tech Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Houston Bowl ESPN 14–38 51,068 Roster thumb|right|Seniors on the 2003 Navy team leaving the field after their final home game 2003 Navy Midshipmen f 11 Sr Craig Candeto QB y Paul Johnson Brian Bohannon (wide receivers) https://web.archive.org/web/20030810120735/http://www.navysports.com/sports/football/roster.asp References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football