2003 Duke Blue Devils football team

Conference

2003 record

4–8 (2–7 ACC)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

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2003 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#11 Florida State †	7	–	1	10	–	3
#17 Maryland	6	–	2	10	–	3
#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 champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 after the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	at #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	#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 (Rivalry)		L 20–33	50,084
October 18	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	JPS	L 13–42	17,314
October 25	1:00 PM	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 21–28	27,614
November 1	4:00 PM	#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 (Battle for the Victory Bell)		L 17–40	48,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

^ "2003 Schedule". goduke.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

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Venues	Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Maryland North Carolina (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Duke University Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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