2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

2003 Big East football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Conference	Big East Conference
2003 record	5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Greg Schiano (3rd year)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium; (Capacity: 41,500)
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The 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by 3rd year head coach Greg Schiano and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie with Syracuse for 6th place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Buffalo*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 24–10	25,011
September 6	3:40 PM	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN+	L 28–44	72,579
September 13	3:30 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ESPN+	W 36–21	30,035
September 27	7:00 PM	Navy*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 48–27	32,382
October 4	12:00 PM	#4 Virginia Tech	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 22-48	28,956
October 11	12:00 PM	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 19–34	50,896
October 18	1:30 PM	Pittsburgh	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		L 32–42	28,101
October 25	1:00 PM	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 30–14	18,376
November 8	12:00 PM	Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	L 31-38	40,000
November 15	3:30 PM	Boston College	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 25–35	31,019
November 22	12:00 PM	at #14 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 10-34	39,572
November 29	12:00 PM	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 24–7	18,563
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Venues	College Field (1869–90) Neilson Field (1891–1938) Rutgers Stadium (1938–92) Giants Stadium (1993) High Point Solutions Stadium (1994–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Marching band First American football game (painting)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

2003 Big East football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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