2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (15th as OC, 18th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (5th as DC, 11th overall season)
Captain	R.J. Anderson Keith Belton Rich Scanlon
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)
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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orangemen posted a two-win improvement over the previous season.

This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	1:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina		W 49–47	47,000
September 13	1:30 pm	Louisville*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 20–30	38,550
September 20	12:00 pm	UCF*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 38–14	35,103
September 27	6:30 pm	Toledo*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 34–7	36,083
October 11	12:00 pm	at No. 4 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN	L 7–51	65,115
October 18	12:00 pm	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN+	W 39–14	45,313
October 25	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–34	61,421
November 8	1:30 pm	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 41–17	43,149
November 15	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	ESPN+	L 10–17	48,130
November 22	12:00 pm	No. 25 West Virginia	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN2	L 23–34	41,801
November 29	12:00 pm	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		L 7–24	18,563
December 6	1:00 pm	Notre Dame*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ABC	W 38–12	48,170
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Damien Rhodes	So
WR	`2`	Johnnie Morant	Sr
RB	`3`	Tim Washington	Fr
QB	`5`	R. J. Anderson	Sr
WR	`9`	Kyle Bell	Fr
QB	`10`	Perry Patterson	Fr
QB	`11`	Matt Hale	Fr
WR	`11`	Jamiel Seebadri	Fr
WR	`12`	Jared Jones	Jr
FB	`22`	Sean Flannery	Fr
RB	`23`	Alexander Ridore	Jr
RB	`24`	Hymnson Chan	Fr
RB	`24`	Jeremy Sellers	Fr
WR	`32`	Todd Lisi	Jr
FB	`38`	Breyone Evans	Fr
RB	`39`	Walter Reyes	Jr
TE	`40`	Joe Donnelly	Sr
TE	`41`	Lenny Cusumano	Sr
OT	`78`	Adam Terry	Jr
OT	`79`	Eugene Newsome	Fr
WR	`80`	Andre Fontenette	Jr
WR	`81`	Timothy Lane	Fr
WR	`83`	Stan Bush	Fr
TE	`84`	Brandon Darlington	Fr
TE	`85`	Joe Kowalewski	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`13`	Marcus Clayton	Fr
DB	`19`	Jonathan Plato	So
FS	`20`	Anthony Smith	So
FS	`21`	O'Neil Scott	Jr
SS	`22`	Diamond Ferri	Jr
CB	`25`	Steve Gregory	So
LB	`55`	Adam Namoury	Fr
DE	`56`	Julian Pollard	Jr
LB	`57`	Rich Scanlon	Sr
LB	`58`	Jesse Pellegrino	Fr
LB	`92`	Tommy Harris	So
DT	`93`	Christian Ferrara	Sr
DE	`94`	Ryan LaCasse	So
DT	`96`	Brian Hooper	Jr
DT	`96`	Justin Opalenski	Fr
DE	`97`	Josh Thomas	Sr
DL	`98`	Lee Williams	Fr
DT	`99`	Louis Gachelin	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Paul Pasqualoni

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jerry Azzinaro (defensive line / recruiting coordinator)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
"2003 Football Schedule". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

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