2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJ. D. Brookhart (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rhoads (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 8-man front
Home stadiumHeinz Field
(capacity: 64,450)
2003 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:00 p.m.Kent State*No. 10
W 43–356,531
September 1312:30 p.m.Ball State*No. 11
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 42–2144,117
September 207:00 p.m.at Toledo*No. 9
L 31–3531,711
September 273:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*No. 17
ABCW 37–2679,116
October 116:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 15
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–2066,421
October 181:30 p.m.at Rutgers
W 42–3228,101
October 2512:00 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 34–1461,421
November 11:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 25
W 24–1341,983
November 87:45 p.m.No. 5 Virginia TechNo. 25
ESPNW 31–2866,207
November 157:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 16
ESPN2L 31–5267,715
November 221:30 p.m.at TempleNo. 21
W 30–1622,934
November 298:00 p.m.No. 10 Miami (FL)No. 20
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCL 14–2860,486
December 2711:00 a.m.vs. Virginia*
ESPNL 16–2351,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff
2003 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
  • Walt Harris – Head coach
  • Bob Junko – Assistant head coach/defensive tackles
  • J.D. Brookhart – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • Paul Rhoads – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • Dino Babers – Running backs
  • Curtis Bray – Linebackers
  • Bryan Deal – Recruiting doordinator/Specialists/quarterbacks
  • Tom Freeman – Offensive line/run game coordinator
  • Bob Ligashesky – Tight ends/special teams
  • Charlie Partridge – Defensive ends
   Support staff
  • Chris LaSala – Assistant Athletic Director/football operations
  • Matt Williamson – Recruiting Assistant
  • Scott McCurley – Graduate assistant
  • Ben McAdoo – Graduate assistant
   Strength and conditioning staff
  • Dave Kennedy – Strength and conditioning coach
  • Dave Langworthy – Assistant strength and conditioning coach

Awards and honors

Team Players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Larry FitzgeraldWide receiver13Arizona Cardinals
Shawntae SpencerDefensive back258San Francisco 49ers
Kris WilsonTight end261Kansas City Chiefs
Claude HarriottDefensive end5147Chicago Bears
Andy LeePunter6188San Francisco 49ers
Brandon MireeRunning back7247Denver Broncos

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References
  1. "The Biletnikoff Award". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  2. "Football". Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  3. "2004 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
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