2003 Navy Midshipmen football team

2003 Navy Midshipmen football
Houston Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
2003 record	8–5
Head coach	Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

The 2003 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	VMI		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 37–10	30,129
September 6	at No. 25 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas		L 3–17	35,688
September 20	Eastern Michigan		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 39–7	27,627
September 27	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 27–48	32,382
October 4	Air Force		FedExField • Landover, Maryland (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	HDNet[1]	W 28–25	30,623
October 11	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		W 37–27	25,417
October 18	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston		W 38–6	27,832
October 25	No. 3 (FCS) Delaware		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	HDNet[2]	L 17–21	34,982
November 1	Tulane		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	HDNet[3]	W 35–17	27,417
November 8	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana (Rivalry)	NBC	L 24–27	80,795
November 22	Central Michigan		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 63–24
December 6	vs. Army		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 34–6
December 30	vs. Texas Tech		Reliant Stadium • Houston (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–38	51,068
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

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