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2003 San José State

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fitz Hill.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2003, game by game: won vs. Grambling 29–0; lost at Florida 3–65; lost at Stanford 10–31; lost vs. Nevada 30–42; lost at Rice 24–28; won vs. SMU 31–14; lost at Boise State 14–77; lost vs. Hawai’i 10–13; won at UTEP 69–41; lost at Fresno State 7–41; lost vs. Tulsa 32–34+29−63Won 29–0 vs. Grambling+29GramblingLost 3–65 at Florida-62FloridaLost 10–31 at Stanford-21StanfordLost 30–42 vs. Nevada-12NevadaLost 24–28 at Rice-4RiceWon 31–14 vs. SMU+17SMULost 14–77 at Boise State-63Boise StateLost 10–13 vs. Hawai’i-3Hawai’iWon 69–41 at UTEP+28UTEPLost 7–41 at Fresno State-34Fresno StateLost 32–34 vs. Tulsa-2Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsGramblingW 29–⁠073%
Aug 30atFloridaL 3–⁠6524%
Sep 6atStanfordL 10–⁠3142%
Sep 18vsNevadaL 30–⁠4256%
Oct 4atRiceL 24–⁠2845%
Oct 11vsSMUW 31–⁠1468%
Oct 25atBoise StateL 14–⁠7713%
Nov 1vsHawai’iL 10–⁠1335%
Nov 8atUTEPW 69–⁠4162%
Nov 15atFresno StateL 7–⁠4124%
Nov 22vsTulsaL 32–⁠3447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 34–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 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
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠386
Coach
Fitz Hill
Elo
1374 −72 this season
SP+ rating
-20.2 No. 107 of 117; offense No. 80, defense No. 114
SRS
−13.4 No. 104 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinators
Charlie Roche and Barry Lunney Jr.
Defensive coordinator
Chris Wilkerson

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 21— allowed
Defense-0.5own 43— 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

Kevin Myers OT★★★No. 682
Ralph Pineda ILB★★No. 1050
Cornell Williams DT★★No. 1050
Roy Lewis OLB★★No. 1050
Ryan Simone OT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line32.30.778
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers32.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class122.10.769

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 7Courtney Anderson TEOakland Raiders

2003 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠116
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠5
Rice5–⁠35–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠55–⁠7
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠11
SMU0–⁠80–⁠12

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