The 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and team was led by head coach John Bunting.
Coaching staff[]
Name
|
Position [1]
|
Seasons in Position
|
John Bunting
|
Head Coach
|
3rd
|
Gunter Brewer
|
Wide Receivers
|
4th
|
Ken Browning
|
Tight Ends
|
10th
|
Jeff Connors
|
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
|
3rd
|
Jim Fleming
|
Defensive Backs
|
2nd
|
Hal Hunter
|
Offensive Line
|
2nd
|
Dave Huxtable
|
Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
|
3rd
|
Brad Lawing
|
Defensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator
|
1st
|
Andre' Powell
|
Running Backs
|
3rd
|
Gary Tranquill
|
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
|
3rd
|
James Webster, Jr.
|
Assistant Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator
|
3rd
|
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 Florida State | | ABC | L 0–37 | 59,800 |
September 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Syracuse* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | L 47–49 3OT | 47,000 |
September 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Wisconsin* | | ESPN | L 27–38 | 77,439 |
September 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at NC State | | | L 34–47 | 53,800 |
October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia | | | L 13–38 | 51,000 |
October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | | W 28–17 | 44,040 |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Arizona State* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | L 31–33 | 42,000 |
October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | | JPS | L 28–36 | 77,512 |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | | JPS | L 21–59 | 51,195 |
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | W 42–34 | 35,000 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | JPS | L 24–41 | 52,346 |
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke | | | L 22–30 | 48,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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