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2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJ. D. Brookhart (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 8-man front
Home stadiumHeinz Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:00 p.m.Kent State*No. 10
W 43–356,531
September 1312:30 p.m.Ball State*No. 11
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 42–2144,117
September 207:00 p.m.at Toledo*No. 9
L 31–3531,711
September 273:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*No. 17
ABCW 37–2679,116
October 116:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 15
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–2066,421
October 181:30 p.m.at Rutgers
W 42–3228,101
October 2512:00 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 34–1461,421
November 11:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 25
W 24–1341,983
November 87:45 p.m.No. 5 Virginia TechNo. 25
ESPNW 31–2866,207
November 157:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 16
ESPN2L 31–5267,715
November 221:30 p.m.at TempleNo. 21
W 30–1622,934
November 298:00 p.m.No. 10 Miami (FL)No. 20
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 14–2860,486
December 2711:00 a.m.vs. Virginia*
ESPNL 16–2351,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2002 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Princell Brockenbrough Sr
WR 1 Larry Fitzgerald So
RB 25 Brandon Miree  Sr
OT 75 Matt Morgan  Sr
OL 53 Matt Parsons Jr
OL 58 Joe Perri Fr
QB 3 Tyler Palko So
OL 78 Rob Petitti Jr
RB 32 Lousaka Polite Sr
WR 9 Ryan Regula So
QB 12 Rod Rutherford Sr
OL 71 Jon Schall Sr
OL 66 Penny Semaia Sr
WR 80 Marco Tinor Sr
C 76 Neal Tracey Fr
OL 64 Chris Vangas Fr
OL 50 Joe Villani So
TE 83 Kris Wilson  Sr
FB 30 Mark Yezovich Fr
WR 24 Alex Zavackis So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 57 Andy Alleman So
LB 44 Brian Bennett So
LB 51 H. B. Blades Fr
DB 22 Reggie Carter So
DB 9 Josh Lay So
LB 37 Chris McKillop Fr
LB 30 Doug Roseberry Jr
DL 88 Kyle Smith Fr
DL 55 Thomas Smith Jr
DL 56 Charles Spencer Jr
DB 19 Shawntae Spencer Sr
DL 94 Dan Stephens Sr
DB 28 Mike Vranesevich Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 36 Andy Lee Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-12

Coaching staff

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2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • Dino Babers – Running backs
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting doordinator/Specialists/quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive line/run game coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/special teams
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends
   Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant
  • Ben McAdoo – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and conditioning coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Awards and honors

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Larry Fitzgerald Wide receiver 1 3 Arizona Cardinals
Shawntae Spencer Defensive back 2 58 San Francisco 49ers
Kris Wilson Tight end 2 61 Kansas City Chiefs
Claude Harriott Defensive end 5 147 Chicago Bears
Andy Lee Punter 6 188 San Francisco 49ers
Brandon Miree Running back 7 247 Denver Broncos

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References

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  1. ^ "The Biletnikoff Award". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
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