2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Continental Tire Bowl Champions

Conference

2003 record

8–5 (4–4 ACC)

Head coach

Defensive coordinator

Home stadium

Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)

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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was coach Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Al Groh	Head Coach
Danny Rocco	Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach
Al Golden	Defensive Coordinator
Ron Prince	Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
Corwin Brown	Special Teams Coach
Mike Groh	Wide Receivers / Quarterbacks Coach
Andy Heck	Tight Ends Coach
Mike London	Defensive Line Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Bob Price	Defensive Backs Coach
Kevin Ross	Running Backs Coach
Anthony Poindexter	Graduate Assistant Coach – Offense
Tim Whitney	Graduate Assistant Coach – Defense
Evan Marcus	Head Strength Coach

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Duke	#17	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 27–0	61,737
September 6	12:30 PM	at South Carolina*	#15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 7–31	80,150
September 13	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 59–16	21,982
September 27	3:30 PM	Wake Forest		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 27-24	60,884
October 4	1:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 38–13	51,000
October 11	12:00 PM	at Clemson	#24	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	JPS	L 27–30 ^OT	76,774
October 18	7:45 PM	#8 Florida State		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 14–19	62,875
October 25	3:00 pm	Troy State*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 24–0	57,580
November 1	3:30 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 37–51	53,800
November 13	7:45 PM	at #24 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–27	51,027
November 22	12:00 PM	Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 29–17	58,526
November 29	1:00 PM	Virginia Tech*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC	W 35–21	60,943
December 27	12:00 pm	vs. Pittsburgh*		Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl)	ESPN2	W 23–16	51,236
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Venues	Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina: South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" Cavalier Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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