2003 San Diego State Aztecs football team

American college football season

2003 San Diego State Aztecs football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–6 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Tom Craft (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Craft (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Thom Kaumeyer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium
Seasons← 2002 2004 →

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aztecs, led by head coach Tom Craft, played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Eastern Washington*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		W 19–9	21,145
September 6	9:00 am	at No. 2 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	L 13–16	104,433
September 13	6:05 pm	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 34–0	18,195
September 20	4:00 pm	Samford*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		W 37–17	20,967
September 27	7:00 pm	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNW2	L 10–20	48,690
October 4	7:00 pm	BYU	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	L 36–44	32,137
October 11	4:00 pm	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	SPW	L 6–27	39,132
October 18	6:00 pm	New Mexico	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	L 7–30	22,011
October 25	7:00 pm	Wyoming	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 25–20	15,812
November 8	12:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN Plus	W 7–0	20,896
November 15	12:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN Plus	L 6–21	29,127
November 22	6:00 pm	Air Force	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 24–3	23,682
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

"2003 San Diego State Aztecs Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
"2003-04 Football Media Guide". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
"Aztecs Open 2003 Football Campaign Against Eastern Washington". SDSU Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
"San Diego State Aztecs Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
"2003 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

v t e San Diego State Aztecs football
Venues	College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935) Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934) Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons) Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966) San Diego Stadium (1967–2019) Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021) Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State NFL draftees
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