2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team
American college football season
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The 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Continental Tire Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated Pittsburgh. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Headcoach
- Al Groh (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorRon Prince (1st season)
| 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football | |
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Continental Tire Bowl champion | |
Continental Tire Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (4–4 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ron Prince (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Al Golden (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Scott Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Florida State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Maryland | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Duke | No. 18 | W 27–0 | 61,737 | ||
| September 6 | 12:30 pm | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | JPS | L 7–31 | 80,150 | |
| September 13 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan* | W 59–16 | 21,982 | |||
| September 27 | 3:30 pm | Wake Forest |
| ABC | W 27–24 | 60,884 | |
| October 4 | 1:30 pm | at North Carolina | W 38–13 | 51,000 | |||
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson | No. 25 | JPS | L 27–30 OT | 76,774 | |
| October 18 | 7:45 pm | No. 7 Florida State |
| ESPN | L 14–19 | 62,875 | |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | Troy State* |
| W 24–0 | 57,580 | ||
| November 1 | 3:30 pm | at NC State | ABC | L 37–51 | 53,800 | ||
| November 13 | 7:45 pm | at Maryland | ESPN | L 17–27 | 51,027 | ||
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | Georgia Tech |
| JPS | W 29–17 | 58,526 | |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | No. 21 Virginia Tech* |
| ABC | W 35–21 | 60,943 | |
| December 27 | 12:00 pm | vs. Pittsburgh* | ESPN2 | W 23–16 | 51,236 | ||
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Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position |
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| Al Groh | Head coach |
| Danny Rocco | Assistant head coach / linebackers coach |
| Al Golden | Defensive coordinator |
| Ron Prince | Offensive coordinator / offensive line coach |
| Corwin Brown | Special teams coach |
| Mike Groh | Wide receivers / quarterbacks coach |
| Andy Heck | Tight ends coach |
| Mike London | Defensive line coach / recruiting coordinator |
| Bob Price | Defensive backs coach |
| Kevin Ross | Running backs coach |
| Anthony Poindexter | Graduate assistant coach – offense |
| Tim Whitney | Graduate assistant coach – defense |
| Evan Marcus | Head strength coach |
Roster
| 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Special teams
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