2003 Navy Midshipmen football team

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2003 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Connecticut			–						9	–	3
Navy			–						8	–	5
Troy State			–						6	–	6
Notre Dame			–						5	–	7
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

August 30VMI

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

W 37–10 30,129 September 6at No. 25 TCU

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, TX

L 3–17 35,688 September 20Eastern Michigan

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

W 39–7 27,627 September 27at Rutgers

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPN+L 27–48 32,382 October 4Air Force

• FedEx Field
• Landover, MD (Commander-in-Chief Trophy)

HDNetW 28–25 30,623 October 11at Vanderbilt

• Vanderbilt Stadium
• Nashville, TN

W 37–27 25,417 October 18at Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, TX

W 38–6 27,832 October 25No. 3 (FCS) Delaware

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

HDNetL 17–21 34,982 November 1Tulane

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

HDNetW 35–17 27,417 November 8at Notre Dame

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN (Rivalry)

NBCL 24–27 80,795 November 22Central Michigan

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

W 63–24   December 6vs. Army

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

CBSW 34–6   December 30vs. Texas Tech

• Reliant Stadium
• Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)

ESPNL 14–38 51,068