2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Big East Conference
2003 record 8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Walt Harris (7th season)
Offensive coordinator J. D. Brookhart (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads (4th season)
Base defense Multiple 8-man front
Home stadium Heinz Field
(Capacity: 64,450)
2003 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Miami (FL) $+  6 –1     11 –2  
West Virginia +  6 –1     8 –5  
Pittsburgh  5 –2     8 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –3     8 –5  
Boston College  3 –4     8 –5  
Syracuse  2 –5     6 –6  
Rutgers  2 –5     5 –7  
Temple  0 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Sat. Sep. 6 7:00 p.m. Kent State* No. 10 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 43–3   56,531
Sat. Sep. 13 12:30 p.m. Ball State* No. 11 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA W 42–21   44,117
Sat. Sep. 20 7:00 p.m. at Toledo* No. 9 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 31–35   31,711
Sat. Sep. 27 3:30 p.m. at Texas A&M* No. 17 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 37–26   79,116
Sat. Oct. 11 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame* No. 15 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN L 14–20   66,421
Sat. Oct. 18 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 42–32   28,101
Sat. Oct. 25 12:00 p.m. Syracusedagger Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPN+ W 34–14   61,421
Sat. Nov. 1 1:00 p.m. at Boston College No. 25 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 24–13   41,983
Sat. Nov. 8 7:45 p.m. No. 5 Virginia Tech No. 25 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN W 31–28   66,207
Sat. Nov. 15 7:00 p.m. at West Virginia No. 16 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN2 L 31–52   67,715
Sat. Nov. 22 1:30 p.m. at Temple No. 21 Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 30–16   22,934
Sat. Nov. 29 8:00 p.m. No. 10 Miami (FL) No. 20 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC L 14–28   60,486
Sat. Dec. 27 11:00 a.m. vs. Virginia* Ericsson Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl) ESPN L 16–23   51,236
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff
  • Walt Harris – Head Coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Dino Babers – Running Backs
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting Coordinator/Specialists/Quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight Ends/Special Teams
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive Ends
   Support Staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/Football Operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate Assistant
  • Ben McAdoo – Graduate Assistant
   Strength and Conditioning Staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Team Players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Larry FitzgeraldWide receiver13Arizona Cardinals
Shawntae SpencerDefensive back258San Francisco 49ers
Kris WilsonTight end261Kansas City Chiefs
Claude HarriottDefensive end5147Chicago Bears
Andy LeePunter6188San Francisco 49ers
Brandon MireeRunning back7247Denver Broncos

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm
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