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2003 Colorado State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Sonny Lubick.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Colorado 35–42; won at California 23–21; won vs. Weber State 31–7; lost vs. Miami (OH) 21–41; lost vs. Utah 21–28; won vs. Fresno State 34–10; won at BYU 58–13; won vs. Air Force 30–20; lost at Wyoming 28–35; lost at New Mexico 34–37; won vs. San Diego State 21–6; won at UNLV 24–23; lost vs. Boston College 21–35+45−20Lost 35–42 vs. Colorado-7ColoradoWon 23–21 at California+2CaliforniaWon 31–7 vs. Weber State+24Weber StateLost 21–41 vs. Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)Lost 21–28 vs. Utah-7UtahWon 34–10 vs. Fresno State+24Fresno StateWon 58–13 at BYU+45BYUWon 30–20 vs. Air Force+10Air ForceLost 28–35 at Wyoming-7WyomingLost 34–37 at New Mexico-3New MexicoWon 21–6 vs. San Diego State+15San Diego StateWon 24–23 at UNLV+1UNLVLost 21–35 vs. Boston College-14Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsColoradoL 35–⁠4247%
Sep 6atCaliforniaW 23–⁠2147%
Sep 13vsWeber StateW 31–⁠788%
Sep 20vsMiami (OH)L 21–⁠4163%
Sep 27vsUtahL 21–⁠2858%
Oct 4vsFresno StateW 34–⁠1051%
Oct 9atBYUW 58–⁠1350%
Oct 16vsAir ForceW 30–⁠2059%
Nov 1atWyomingL 28–⁠3573%
Nov 7atNew MexicoL 34–⁠3745%
Nov 15vsSan Diego StateW 21–⁠673%
Nov 22atUNLVW 24–⁠2360%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsBoston CollegeSan Francisco BowlL 21–⁠3546%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 35–⁠21 in the San Francisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23

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
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
381–⁠318
Coach
Sonny Lubick
Elo
1552 −29 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 39 of 117; offense No. 23, defense No. 48
SRS
4.8 No. 43 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Dan Hammerschmidt
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense0.0own 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

Adam Gabriel FB★★★No. 682
Jim Kaylor K★★★No. 682
Zach Morse ILB★★★No. 682
Ciarre Campbell WR★★★No. 682
Greg Chatman WR★★★No. 682

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers42.50.783
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.50.783
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.50.783
Whole class162.30.777

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 6Dexter Wynn DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Bradlee Van Pelt QBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Andre Sommersell LBOakland Raiders

2003 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠110–⁠221
New Mexico5–⁠28–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠37–⁠6
Air Force3–⁠47–⁠5
San Diego State3–⁠46–⁠6
BYU3–⁠44–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠56–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠54–⁠8

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