2003 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

2003 Boston College Eagles football

San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 35–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Augie Hoffmann Josh Ott
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big East Conference football standings
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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 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 28–32	42,563
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 27–14	106,445
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 24–14	40,000
September 20	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–33	44,500
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 53–29	42,353
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	NESN	W 38–13	21,862
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 14–39	45,313
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 27–25	44,500
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–24	41,983
November 8	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 28–35	39,723
November 15	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	NESN	W 35–25	31,019
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–27	65,115
December 31	10:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–21	25,621
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense 6 Lester, Larry So. WR 13 Sele, Taylor Rsf. WR 6-0 197 Lawrence Academy/Richmond Hill, NY 63 Moore, Shadu Rsf. OG 6-1 295 Paterson Catholic/Paterson, NJ 64 Leavitt, Keith Sr. OT 6-7 339 Fitchburg/Fitchburg, MA . 65 Hathy, Chris So. C 6-4 308 Mount Lebanon/Pittsburgh, PA 70 Marten, James Rsf. OT 6-8 298 Brebeuf Jesuit/Indianapolis, IN

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Grant Adams	Jr
RB	`8`	Michael Lawson	Jr
QB	`10`	Dan Berglund	Fr
QB	`12`	Matt Ryan	Fr
QB	`14`	Karim El Nokali	Fr
QB	`15`	Quinton Porter	So
FB	`16`	Greg Toal	Sr
WR	`17`	Joel Hazard	Jr
QB	`18`	Paul Peterson	Jr
RB	`28`	Horace Dodd	Sr
RB	`38`	Jeff Ross	Fr
C	`61`	Kevin Sheridan	Fr
C	`66`	Pat Ross	So
G	`67`	Tom Anevski	Fr
OT	`72`	Jeremy Trueblood	So
OT	`74`	Ryan Poles	Fr
G	`75`	Josh Beekman	Fr
G	`76`	Chris Snee	Sr
TE	`89`	Sean Ryan	Sr

Defense 21 Mueller, Brad Fr. CB 6-0 175 Mars Area/Valencia, PA 24 Glasper, Ryan Fr. FS 43 Lankford, Ray Fr. LB 6-3 225 McKeesport/McKeesport, PA 92 Hunter, Myran Jr. DE 6-2 239 Lincoln/Tallahassee, FL 93 Mettling, Phillip Jr. DE 6-3 255 St. Xavier/Louisville, KY

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Will Blackmon	So
LB	`3`	Ray Henderson	So
CB	`4`	Jazzmen Williams	So
SS	`7`	Nathanael Hasselbeck	So
SS	`9`	Larry Anam	Fr
FS	`23`	T. J. Stancil	Jr
DB	`36`	Brian Flores	Sr
DB	`41`	Kevin Sanz	Jr
LB	`42`	Jon Misiewicz	So
SS	`44`	Jamie Silva	Fr
LB	`45`	Josh Ott	Sr
DT	`90`	Tom Martin	Sr
DT	`91`	Robert Ziminski	Fr
DE	`94`	Mathias Kiwanuka	So
DT	`96`	Tim Bulman	Jr
DT	`97`	Leonard Bennett	Sr
DT	`98`	Douglas Goodwin	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`11`	Mike Fassel	Jr

Head coach

Tom O'Brien

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-03

Drafted Players (2004 NFL Draft)

2004	2	2	34	Chris Snee	New York Giants	G
2004	5	12	144	Sean Ryan	Dallas Cowboys	TE

References

2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
"2003 Archive". Boston College Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

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