2003 Utah Utes football team

2003 Utah Utes football
MWC Champions
2003 Liberty Bowl vs. Southern Miss, W 17–0
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
2003 record	10–2 (6–1 MWC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (9th year)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017)

2003 Mountain West football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#21 Utah $		6	–	1					10	–	2
New Mexico		5	–	2					8	–	5
Colorado State		4	–	3					7	–	6
Air Force		3	–	4					7	–	5
San Diego State		3	–	4					6	–	6
BYU		3	–	4					4	–	8
UNLV		2	–	5					6	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	5					4	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2003-2004. This was Urban Meyer's first year coaching at the school, after being hired from Bowling Green. The team played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	Utah State*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		W 40–20	39,697
September 6	6:00 PM	at Texas A&M*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	KJZZ	L 26–28	74,019
September 11	5:45 PM	California*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 31–24	46,768
September 27	4:30 PM	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	KJZZ	W 28–21	29,117
October 3	8:00 PM	No. 22 Oregon*		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	W 17–13	44,676
October 11	5:00 PM	San Diego State		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 27–6	39,132
October 18	1:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN+	W 28–10	26,241
October 25	1:00 PM	New Mexico	No. 23	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)	ESPN+	L 35–47	37,288
November 1	10:00 AM	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN2	W 45–43 ^3OT	30,004
November 15	4:30 PM	Wyoming		Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	W 47–17	41,307
November 22	1:00 PM	at BYU		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (The Holy War)	ESPN+	W 3–0	64,486
December 31	1:30 PM	vs. Southern Miss*	No. 25	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–0	55,989
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	28	24	-	-	31	29	29	26	25	21
Coaches	50	45	-	49	44	41	27	27	23	32	32	30	26	27	27	25	21
BCS	Not released								-	-	-	-	24	22	23	22

Game notes

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	9	8	20
Utes	7	7	7	19	40

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	0	13	13	26
Aggies	14	7	0	7	28

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	7	17	0	24
Utes	14	7	0	10	31

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	14	7	7	28
Rams	0	7	0	14	21

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	10	0	0	13
Utes	3	7	0	7	17

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	3	0	0	6
Utes	0	0	13	14	27

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	14	7	0	7	28
Rebels	0	7	3	0	10

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	16	28	3	47
Utes	0	14	6	15	35

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Utes	3	14	6	0	7	7	8	45
Falcons	0	7	0	16	7	7	6	43

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	10	0	0	17
Utes	7	10	16	14	47

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	3	0	0	3
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

Utah beat BYU for the second straight year with this 3–0 victory. There was heavy snow fall for much of the game. The victory snapped BYU's NCAA record for scoring in 361 straight games—BYU's first shutout since a 20–0 loss to Arizona State on September 25, 1975.^[3]

Liberty Bowl: Utah vs. Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	0	7	0	10	17
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Official Schedule". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
2. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
3. Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Retrieved November 4, 2009.