2003 Army Black Knights football team

2003 Army Black Knights football
2003 Army Black Knights football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–13 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Berry (4th season; first 6 games); John Mumford (interim; final 7 games);
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/option
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Therrell (4th season)
Base defense	4–4
Captains	Bryan Bowdish; Clint Dodson; Derrick Goodwin; Zac Hurst;
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Black Knights compiled a 0–13 record, becoming the first major college football program to finish 0–13.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 34–6.^[2]

ConferenceConference USA

Record0–13 (0–8 C-USA)

Headcoach

Todd Berry (4th season; first 6 games)
John Mumford (interim; final 7 games)

OffensivecoordinatorJohn Bond (4th season)

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2003 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Southern Miss $	8	–	0	9	–	4
No. 24 TCU	7	–	1	11	–	2
Memphis	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
South Florida	5	–	3	7	–	4
Houston	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	3	–	5	5	–	7
Cincinnati	2	–	6	5	–	7
East Carolina	1	–	7	1	–	11
Army	0	–	8	0	–	13

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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The Black Knights struggled on both offense and defense, being outscored by a combined total of 476 to 206.^[3] Army was shutout twice during the season, which happened in back-to-back games. The Black Knights would be competitive in two games, losing by six to East Carolina (32–38) after a comeback attempt fell just short then lost by four the following week to Cincinnati (29–33), giving up what would be the game-winning touchdown midway through the 4th quarter.

Todd Berry began the year in his fourth season as the team's head coach. Berry coached the first six games before being fired following a 10–34 loss to Louisville, finishing his career at Army with an overall record of 5–35. Berry's winning percentage of .125 is the lowest of any Army head coach who coached for more than six games. Defensive line coach John Mumford was named interim head coach for the final seven games.^[3] Mumford would be retained by the Black Knights' next head coach, Bobby Ross, as well as his predecessor, Stan Brock, serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2008.

2003 saw Army quarterback Zac Dahman break the FBS record for the most losses in a season, with 13, breaking the previous record of 12 held by Dan Robinson of the 1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Connecticut*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 21–48	30,523
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Plus	L 21–36	30,035
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Plus	L 33–50	27,024
September 27	1:00 p.m.	South Florida	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (College GameDay)	RNN	L 0–28	30,509
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 0–27	39,282
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 10–34	40,432
October 18	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 32–38	35,032	^[4]
October 25	3:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN Plus	L 29–33	22,025
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 9–24	22,020	^[5]
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 3–31	50,108
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 14–34	31,638
November 22		at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	KFVE	L 28–59
December 6		vs. Navy*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 6–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	28	0	14	48
Black Knights	0	0	14	7	21

Statistics	CONN	ARMY
First downs	24	20
Total yards	481	244
Rushing yards	164	44
Passing yards	317	200
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Connecticut	Passing	Dan Orlovsky	26/36, 317 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Terry Caulley	18 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shaun Feldeisen	5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Army	Passing	Zac Dahman	17/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Carlton Jones	15 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Alexander	5 receptions, 68 yards, TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	7	6	13	10	36
Black Knights	0	0	7	14	21

2003 Army Black Knights football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Connecticut

Rutgers

Tulane

South Florida

At No. 20 TCU

At Louisville

East Carolina

At Cincinnati

At UAB

At Air Force

Houston

At Hawaii

Vs. Navy

Roster

References

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Rutgers	Passing
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Army	Passing
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Tulane	Passing
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Army	Passing
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South Florida	Passing
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Army	Passing
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East Carolina	Passing
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Army	Passing
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Houston	Passing
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Army	Passing
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Craig Candeto	4/9, 55 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kyle Eckel	29 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eric Roberts	2 receptions, 31 yards
Army	Passing	Zac Dahman	16/31, 115 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carlton Jones	16 rushes, 39 yards, TD
	Receiving	Aaron Alexander	5 receptions, 60 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Horned Frogs	3	3	14	7	27