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2003 Temple

1–⁠11 (0–⁠7 Big East), coached by Bobby Wallace.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2003, game by game: lost at Penn State 10–23; lost vs. Villanova 20–23; lost at Cincinnati 24–30; lost at Louisville 12–21; won at Middle Tennessee 44–36; lost vs. Boston College 13–38; lost at No. 2 Miami 14–52; lost vs. Rutgers 14–30; lost at Syracuse 17–41; lost vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech 23–24; lost vs. No. 21 Pittsburgh 16–30; lost at No. 24 West Virginia 28–45+8−38Lost 10–23 at Penn State-13Penn StateLost 20–23 vs. Villanova-3VillanovaLost 24–30 at Cincinnati-6CincinnatiLost 12–21 at Louisville-9LouisvilleWon 44–36 at Middle Tennessee+8Middle TennesseeLost 13–38 vs. Boston College-25Boston CollegeLost 14–52 at No. 2 Miami-38No. 2 MiamiLost 14–30 vs. Rutgers-16RutgersLost 17–41 at Syracuse-24SyracuseLost 23–24 vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech-1No. 12 Virginia TechLost 16–30 vs. No. 21 Pittsburgh-14No. 21 PittsburghLost 28–45 at No. 24 West Virginia-17No. 24 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atPenn StateL 10–⁠2320%
Sep 6vsVillanovaL 20–⁠2365%
Sep 20atCincinnatiL 24–⁠3020%
Sep 27atLouisvilleL 12–⁠2118%
Oct 4atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠3638%
Oct 11vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠3827%
Oct 18at2MiamiL 14–⁠526%
Oct 25vsRutgersL 14–⁠3061%
Nov 8atSyracuseL 17–⁠4117%
Nov 15vs12Virginia TechL 23–⁠2415%
Nov 22vs21PittsburghL 16–⁠3018%
Nov 29at24West VirginiaL 28–⁠459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠393
Coach
Bobby Wallace
Elo
1313 −96 this season
SP+ rating
-7.7 No. 85 of 117; offense No. 78, defense No. 79
SRS
−10.8 No. 95 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 63
Offensive coordinator
Dave Brock
Defensive coordinator
Raymond Monica

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 33— allowed
Defense0.0own 34— 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

Isaac Redman RB★★No. 1050
Robert Johnson WR★★No. 1050
Michael Neal RB★★No. 1050
Durrel Davis CB★★No. 1050
Josh Cobb ILB★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class52.00.767

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.

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.