2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orangemen posted a two-win improvement over the previous season.

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record66 (25 Big East)
Head coach
  • Paul Pasqualoni (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (15th as OC, 18th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon (5th as DC, 11th overall season)
CaptainR.J. Anderson
Keith Belton
Rich Scanlon
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
2003 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Miami (FL) $+  6 1   11 2  
West Virginia +  6 1   8 5  
Pittsburgh  5 2   8 5  
Virginia Tech  4 3   8 5  
Boston College  3 4   8 5  
Syracuse  2 5   6 6  
Rutgers  2 5   5 7  
Temple  0 7   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange.

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