2003 Utah Utes football team
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 21 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2003-2004. 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
August 287:00 PMUtah State*
W 40–20 39,697 September 66:00 PMat Texas A&M*
KJZZL 26–28 74,019 September 115:45 PMCalifornia*
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 31–24 46,768 September 274:30 PMat Colorado State
KJZZW 28–21 29,117 October 38:00 PMNo. 22 Oregon*
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
ESPN2W 17–13 44,676
October 115:00 PMSan Diego State
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 27–6 39,132 October 181:00 PMat UNLV
ESPN+W 28–10 26,241 October 251:00 PMNew MexicoNo. 23
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)
ESPN+L 35–47 37,288 November 110:00 AMat Air Force
ESPN2W 45–43 3OT30,004 November 154:30 PMWyoming
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZW 47–17 41,307 November 221:00 PMat BYU
ESPN+W 3–0 64,486 December 311:30 PMvs. Southern Miss*No. 25
ESPNW 17–0 55,989
Template:CFB Schedule End [1][2]
Rankings
| 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 |
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| 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 notes
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. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ Call, Jeff. "Cougars Left to Live with Another Setback". Deseret News. Retrieved November 4, 2009.