2003 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2003 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2003 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Captains	Tony Elliott DeJuan Polk Gregory Walker
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Florida State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Maryland		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 22 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	8
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Georgia*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–30	82,034
September 6	5:00 p.m.	Furman*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 28–17	71,477
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–14	73,197
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 39–3	53,189
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–21	51,545
October 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 30–27 OT	76,774
October 16	7:45 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–17	53,800
October 25	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 36–28	77,512
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–45	35,643
November 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 3 Florida State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 26–10	79,826
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 40–7	71,731
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 63–17	83,987
January 2, 2004	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Tennessee*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–14	75,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2003 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Charlie Whitehurst  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 John Leake Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tommy Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches David Blackwell – Linebackers/recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-11-19