2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Continental Tire Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Virginia Cavaliers
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Walt Harris (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	J. D. Brookhart (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rhoads (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 8-man front
Home stadium	Heinz Field
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 10	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 43–3	56,531
September 13	12:30 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 11	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 42–21	44,117
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	No. 9	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 31–35	31,711
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 37–26	79,116
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 15	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–20	66,421
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 42–32	28,101
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 34–14	61,421
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 24–13	41,983
November 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 5 Virginia Tech	No. 25	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 31–28	66,207
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 16	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)	ESPN2	L 31–52	67,715
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at Temple	No. 21	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 30–16	22,934
November 29	8:00 p.m.	No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 20	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	L 14–28	60,486
December 27	11:00 a.m.	vs. Virginia*		Ericsson Stadium Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)	ESPN	L 16–23	51,236
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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