2003 Boston College Eagles football team

2003 Boston College Eagles football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 35–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (5th season)
Captains	Augie Hoffmann Josh Ott
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500)

2003 Big East Conference 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 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 28–32	42,563
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 27–14	106,445
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 24–14	40,000
September 20	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–33	44,500
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 53–29	42,353
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	NESN	W 38–13	21,862
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–39	45,313
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 27–25	44,500
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–24	41,983
November 8	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 28–35	39,723
November 15	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	NESN	W 35–25	31,019
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–27	65,115
December 31	10:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–21	25,621
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 5 Grant Adams Jr QB 12 Matt Ryan Fr QB 15 Quinton Porter So G 76 Chris Snee Sr TE 89 Sean Ryan Sr RB 8 Michael Lawson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Will Blackmon So LB 45 Josh Ott Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom O'Brien Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-12-03

Drafted Players (2004 NFL Draft)

2004	2	2	34	Chris Snee	New York Giants	G
	5	12	144	Sean Ryan	Dallas Cowboys	TE