2003 Clemson Tigers football team

2003 Clemson Tigers football
2003 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lovett (2nd season)
Captains	Tony Elliott; DeJuan Polk; Gregory Walker;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Florida State $	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Maryland	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 22	5	–	3	9	–	4
NC State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Virginia	4	–	4	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	2	–	6	4	–	8
North Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Georgia*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–30	82,034
September 6	5:00 p.m.	Furman*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 28–17	71,477
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 37–14	73,197
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		W 39–3	53,189
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–21	51,545
October 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 30–27 ^OT	76,774
October 16	7:45 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–17	53,800
October 25	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 36–28	77,512
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–45	35,643
November 8	7:45 p.m.	No. 3 Florida State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 26–10	79,826
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 40–7	71,731
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 63–17	83,987
January 2, 2004	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Tennessee*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–14	75,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Clemson Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Charlie Whitehurst	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`45`	John Leake	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-11-19

^ "2003 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

Clemson Tigers football
Venues	Bowman Field (1900–1913) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Boston College: O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech NC State: Textile Bowl South Carolina
Culture & lore	History The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Marching band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl Safety The Fridge
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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