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2003 Boston College

8–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Big East), coached by Tom O’Brien.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 28–32; won at Penn State 27–14; won at UConn 24–14; lost vs. No. 2 Miami 14–33; won vs. Ball State 53–29; won at Temple 38–13; lost at Syracuse 14–39; won vs. Notre Dame 27–25; lost vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh 13–24; lost vs. West Virginia 28–35; won at Rutgers 35–25; won at No. 12 Virginia Tech 34–27; won vs. Colorado State 35–21+25−25Lost 28–32 vs. Wake Forest-4Wake ForestWon 27–14 at Penn State+13Penn StateWon 24–14 at UConn+10UConnLost 14–33 vs. No. 2 Miami-19No. 2 MiamiWon 53–29 vs. Ball State+24Ball StateWon 38–13 at Temple+25TempleLost 14–39 at Syracuse-25SyracuseWon 27–25 vs. Notre Dame+2Notre DameLost 13–24 vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh-11No. 25 PittsburghLost 28–35 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 35–25 at Rutgers+10RutgersWon 34–27 at No. 12 Virginia Tech+7No. 12 Virginia TechWon 35–21 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWake ForestL 28–⁠3269%
Sep 6atPenn StateW 27–⁠1439%
Sep 13atUConnW 24–⁠1458%
Sep 20vs2MiamiL 14–⁠3341%
Sep 27vsBall StateW 53–⁠2978%
Oct 11atTempleW 38–⁠1373%
Oct 18atSyracuseL 14–⁠3956%
Oct 25vsNotre DameW 27–⁠2567%
Nov 1vs25PittsburghL 13–⁠2453%
Nov 8vsWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3557%
Nov 15atRutgersW 35–⁠2567%
Nov 22at12Virginia TechW 34–⁠2727%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateSan Francisco BowlW 35–⁠2154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 35–⁠21 in the San Francisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big East.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠331
Coach
Tom O’Brien
Elo
1629 +25 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 41 of 117; offense No. 32, defense No. 47
SRS
5.2 No. 41 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 32
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Frank Spaziani
Captains
Augie Hoffmann and Josh Ott
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 33— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Ryan Poles OT★★★★No. 128
Dorien Bryant WR★★★★No. 131
Ryan Glasper S★★★No. 682
Kevin Challenger WR★★★No. 682
James Silva S★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.50.851
Offensive line14.00.907
Defensive backs22.50.783
Whole class53.20.835

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 2Chris Snee OGNew York Giants
Rd 5Sean Ryan TEDallas Cowboys

2003 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami6–⁠111–⁠25
West Virginia6–⁠18–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠28–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠38–⁠5
Boston College3–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse2–⁠56–⁠6
Rutgers2–⁠55–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.