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American college football season

2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
Silicon Valley Football Classic, W 17–9 vs. UCLA
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons← 20022004 →
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Boise State $   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Fresno State   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 6     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State		 Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach 7th as HC;
13th overall		 UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator 2nd Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 7th Boise State (1982)
John Baxter Associate head coach/special teams/TE 7th Loras College (1985)
Kerry Locklin Defensive line 4th New Mexico State (1982)
Tom Mason Linebackers 3rd Eastern Washington (1982)
John Settle Runningbacks 5th Appalachian State (1989)
Tim Simons Wide receivers 4th Fresno State (1967)
Randy Stewart Secondary 3rd Boise State (1980)
Dennis Wagner Offensive line 6th Utah (1980)
Cory Undlin Graduate Assistant 1st California Lutheran University (1994)
Derek Frazier Graduate Assistant
Mike Sholiton Football Operations Coordinator
Rich Tucker Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat No. 12 Tennessee*ESPN2L 6–24103,860
September 57:00 pmOregon State*ESPNW 16–1435,553
September 1312:30 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma*FSNL 28–5283,091
September 207:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 16–638,093
September 277:00 pmPortland State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–1639,805
October 412:00 pmat Colorado State*BSNL 10–3432,620
October 119:05 pmat HawaiiBSNL 28–5541,153
October 254:00 pmRice
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2839,462
November 112:00 pmat SMUW 20–1114,014
November 812:05 pmat NevadaBSNW 27–1017,837
November 154:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 41–739,453
November 216:00 pmNo. 20 Boise StateESPN2L 17–3139,252
November 292:05 pmat UTEPBSNW 23–2015,101
December 307:30 pmvs. UCLA*ESPN2W 17–920,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At No. 12 Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 6 6
No. 12 Volunteers 7 7 7 3 24
See also: 2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 0 7 0 14
Bulldogs 0 10 3 3 16
See also: 2003 Oregon State Beavers football team

At No. 1 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 21 28
No. 1 Sooners 16 22 0 14 52
See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
Bulldogs 0 0 10 6 16
See also: 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 6 3 7 16
Bulldogs 7 7 7 21 42


At Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 7 0 10
Rams 0 10 17 7 34
See also: 2003 Colorado State Rams football team

At Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28
Warriors 10 28 7 10 55
See also: 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 14 0 28
Bulldogs 10 10 0 11 31
See also: 2003 Rice Owls football team

At SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 14 3 20
Mustangs 2 3 0 6 11
See also: 2003 SMU Mustangs football team

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 0 3 3 27
Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 3 21 7 10 41
See also: 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

No. 20 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Broncos 14 14 3 0 31
Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17
See also: 2003 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 6 7 3 23
Miners 10 10 0 0 20
See also: 2003 UTEP Miners football team

Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 7 2 0 9
Bulldogs 14 3 0 0 17
See also: 2003 UCLA Bruins football team and 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic

References

  1. "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

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