2003 Clemson Tigers football team

2003 Clemson Tigers football
2003 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Captains	Tony Elliott; DeJuan Polk; Gregory Walker;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Georgia*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–30	82,034
September 6	5:00 p.m.	Furman*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 28–17	71,477
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–14	73,197
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 39–3	53,189
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–21	51,545
October 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 30–27 ^OT	76,77
October 16	7:45 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–17	53,800
October 25	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 36–28	77,512
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–45	35,643
November 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 3 Florida State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 26–10	79,826
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 40–7	71,731
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 63–17	83,987
January 2, 2004	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Tennessee*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–14	75,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Clemson Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Charlie Whitehurst	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`45`	John Leake	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-11-19

^ "2003 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

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