2003 Navy Midshipmen football team

2003 Navy Midshipmen football
Houston Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Independent
2003 record	8–5
Head coach	Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Connecticut			–						9	–	3
Navy			–						8	–	5
Troy State			–						6	–	6
Notre Dame			–						5	–	7
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	VMI		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 37–10	30,129
September 6	at No. 25 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas		L 3–17	35,688
September 20	Eastern Michigan		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 39–7	27,627
September 27	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN+	L 27–48	32,382
October 4	Air Force		FedExField • Landover, Maryland (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	HDNet[1]	W 28–25	30,623
October 11	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		W 37–27	25,417
October 18	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston		W 38–6	27,832
October 25	No. 3 (FCS) Delaware		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	HDNet[2]	L 17–21	34,982
November 1	Tulane		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	HDNet[3]	W 35–17	27,417
November 8	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana (Rivalry)	NBC	L 24–27	80,795
November 22	Central Michigan		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland		W 63–24
December 6	vs. Army		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 34–6
December 30	vs. Texas Tech		Reliant Stadium • Houston (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–38	51,068
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

2003 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Craig Candeto Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Johnson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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   ^ http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/navy-m-footbl-sched-2003.html#
   

v t e Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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