2003 Utah Utes football team

2003 Utah Utes football
2003 Utah Utes football
Mountain West champion; Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

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.

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 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

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. 19 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. 24	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	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 (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 the game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	24	22	23	22	Not released

Game summaries

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

^ "Official Schedule". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
^ Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2009.

[schedule-1] "Official Schedule". Retrieved February 18, 2008.

[2] "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

[3] Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2009.

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2003 Utah Utes football

Mountain West champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–0 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Whittingham (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →