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2003 Utah Utes football
File:Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Mountain West champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Southern Miss
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches #21
AP #21
2003 record 10–2 (6–1 MW)
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)
Seasons
« 2002 2004 »
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
v · d · e 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 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 PMUtah State*W 40–2039,697
September 66:00 PMat Texas A&M*KJZZL 26–2874,019
September 115:45 PMCalifornia*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 31–2446,768
September 274:30 PMat Colorado StateKJZZW 28–2129,117
October 38:00 PMNo. 19 Oregon*
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2W 17–1344,676
October 115:00 PMSan Diego Statedagger
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 27–639,132
October 181:00 PMat UNLVESPN+W 28–1026,241
October 251:00 PMNew MexicoNo. 24
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)
ESPN+L 35–4737,288
November 110:00 AMat Air ForceESPN2W 45–43 3OT30,004
November 154:30 PMWyoming
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 47–1741,307
November 221:00 PMat BYUESPN+W 3–064,486
December 311:30 PMvs. Southern Miss*No. 25ESPNW 17–055,989

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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 summaries[]

Utah State[]

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




Texas A&M[]

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




California[]

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




Colorado State[]

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




Oregon[]

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




San Diego State[]

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




UNLV[]

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




New Mexico[]

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




Air Force[]

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




Wyoming[]

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




BYU[]

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





References[]

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