2003 Duke Blue Devils football team

2003 Duke Blue Devils football
2003 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Franks (5th season; first 7 games); Ted Roof (interim; last 5 games);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Fun and gun
Defensive coordinator	Ted Roof (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
MVP	Chris Douglas, Ryan Fowler, Terrell Smith
Captain	Ryan Fowler, Terrell Smith, Drew Strojny, Alex Wade
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks, who was fired during the season and replaced by interim head coach, Ted Roof. Duke won two of the last three games of the season under Roof earning him the full-time coaching position.

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Florida State $	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Maryland	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 22 Clemson	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at No. 18 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–27	61,737
September 6	6:00 pm	Western Carolina*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 29–3	18,022
September 13	6:00 pm	Rice*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 27–24 ^OT	18,742
September 20	2:00 pm	Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 10–28	21,143
September 27	7:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	L 7–56	24,370
October 11	6:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 20–33	50,084
October 18	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 13–42	17,314
October 25	1:00 pm	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 21–28	27,614
November 1	4:00 pm	at No. 19 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 6–23	104,772
November 8	1:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–17	12,976
November 15	1:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 7–40	71,731
November 22	1:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 30–22	48,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Duke Blue Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`65`	Christian Mitchell	Jr
C	`78`	Dan Mooney	Sr
FB	`40`	Zach Novak	Jr
QB	`16`	Adam Smith	Sr
OT	`75`	Drew Strojny	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`98`	Drew Ciepcielinski	Sr
LB	`27`	Ryan Fowler	Sr
DE	`97`	David Martin	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-07

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Drew Strojny	Tackle	7	203	New York Giants