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2003 San Jose State Spartans football team

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2003 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Roche (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Wilkerson (1st season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Fitz Hill.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 233:00 pmGrambling State*
ESPN2W 29–031,681
August 303:00 pmat Florida*PPVL 3–6590,011
September 67:00 pmat Stanford*L 10–3134,345
September 187:00 pmNevada
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
FSNBAL 20–4210,173
October 45:00 pmat RiceL 24–2815,153
October 117:00 pmSMUdagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
KICUW 31–1412,403
October 2512:05 pmat Boise StateL 14–7726,062
November 112:00 pmHawaii
FSNBA, KFVEL 10–1313,523
November 82:05 pmat UTEPKICUW 69–4118,095
November 154:00 pmat Fresno StateL 7–4139,453
November 2212:00 pmTulsa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 32–347,618

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Game summaries

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Grambling State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Spartans 7 3 3 16 29

At Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 0 0 0 3
Gators 3 27 14 21 65

At Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 0 0 0 10
Cardinal 0 21 3 7 31

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 13 13 9 7 42
Spartans 0 10 14 6 30

At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 3 0 7 24
Owls 7 7 0 14 28

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 14 0 14
Spartans 7 17 0 7 31

At Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 7 0 14
Broncos 17 30 23 7 77

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 6 7 0 13
Spartans 10 0 0 0 10

At UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 13 35 7 14 69
Miners 10 10 0 21 41

At Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 7 7
Bulldogs 3 21 7 10 41

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 13 34
Spartans 6 20 0 6 32

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
San Jose State
Fitz Hill Head coach 3rd
Earl Buckingham Assistant head coach / defensive line 3rd
Charlie Roche Offensive coordinator / offensive line 3rd
Chris Wilkerson Defensive coordinator / safeties 2nd
Keith Allen Special teams coordinator / defensive ends 2nd
Barry Lunney Jr. Quarterbacks coach 1st
Charles Nash Running backs coach 3rd
Keith Williams Wide receivers coach 3rd
Kenwick Thompson Linebackers coach / recruiting coordinator 3rd
Edmund Jones Cornerbacks coach 1st
Kyle O'Quinn Assistant director of athletics – Football operations 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "San José State Spartans Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2023.