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2003 Navy

8–⁠5, coached by Paul Johnson.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2003, game by game: won vs. VMI 37–10; lost at No. 25 TCU 3–17; won vs. Eastern Michigan 39–7; lost at Rutgers 27–48; won vs. Air Force 28–25; won at Vanderbilt 37–27; won at Rice 38–6; lost vs. Delaware 17–21; won vs. Tulane 35–17; lost at Notre Dame 24–27; won vs. Central Michigan 63–34; won vs. Army 34–6; lost vs. Texas Tech 14–38+32−24Won 37–10 vs. VMI+27VMILost 3–17 at No. 25 TCU-14No. 25 TCUWon 39–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+32Eastern MichiganLost 27–48 at Rutgers-21RutgersWon 28–25 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceWon 37–27 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 38–6 at Rice+32RiceLost 17–21 vs. Delaware-4DelawareWon 35–17 vs. Tulane+18TulaneLost 24–27 at Notre Dame-3Notre DameWon 63–34 vs. Central Michigan+29Central MichiganWon 34–6 vs. Army+28ArmyLost 14–38 vs. Texas Tech-24Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsVMIW 37–⁠1065%
Sep 6at25TCUL 3–⁠1714%
Sep 20vsEastern MichiganW 39–⁠767%
Sep 27atRutgersL 27–⁠4844%
Oct 4vsAir ForceW 28–⁠2521%
Oct 11atVanderbiltW 37–⁠2749%
Oct 18atRiceW 38–⁠643%
Oct 25vsDelawareL 17–⁠2160%
Nov 1vsTulaneW 35–⁠1755%
Nov 8atNotre DameL 24–⁠2733%
Nov 22vsCentral MichiganW 63–⁠3475%
Dec 6vsArmyW 34–⁠684%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechHouston BowlL 14–⁠3831%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 38–⁠14 in the Houston Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 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
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
396–⁠283
Coach
Paul Johnson
Elo
1438 +104 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 73 of 117; offense No. 68, defense No. 73
SRS
−1.9 No. 70 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 115
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green
Captains
Craig Candeto and Eddie Carthan
Most valuable player
Craig Candeto
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 32— 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

James Velissaris RB★★No. 1050
Irvin Spencer ILB★★No. 1050
Keenan Little CB★★No. 1050
Kyle Ellis PRO★★No. 1050
Reggie Campbell RB★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class112.00.767

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.