2003 Army Black Knights football team

The 2003 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Black Knights compiled a 0–13 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 476 to 206.[1] They were the first major college football program to finish 0-13.[2] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 34–6.[3] Todd Berry began the year in his fourth season as the team's head coach. Berry coached the first six games, but was replaced by John Mumford who served as interim head coach for the final seven games.[1]

2003 Army Black Knights football
ConferenceConference USA
Record0–13 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread/option
Defensive coordinatorDennis Therrell (4th season)
Base defense4–4
CaptainBryan Bowdish, Clint Dodson, Derrick Goodwin, Zac Hurst
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern Miss $   8 0     9 4  
No. 24 TCU   7 1     11 2  
Memphis   5 3     9 4  
Louisville   5 3     9 4  
South Florida   5 3     7 4  
Houston   4 4     7 6  
UAB   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   3 5     5 7  
Cincinnati   2 6     5 7  
East Carolina   1 7     1 11  
Army   0 8     0 13  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.Connecticut*L 21–4830,523
September 133:30 p.m.Rutgers*
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN+L 21–3630,035
September 203:30 p.m.Tulane
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
ESPN+L 33–5027,024
September 271:00 p.m.South Florida
RNNL 0–2830,509
October 47:00 p.m.at No. 20 TCUESPN2L 0–2739,282
October 113:00 p.m.at LouisvilleL 10–3440,432
October 181:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 32–3835,032[4]
October 253:00 p.m.at CincinnatiESPN+L 29–3322,025
November 13:00 p.m.at UABL 9–2422,020
November 812:00 p.m.at Air Force*L 3–3150,108
November 1512:00 p.m.Houston
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 14–3431,638
November 22at Hawaii*KFVEL 28–59
December 6vs. Navy*CBSL 6–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster edit

2003 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Aaron Alexander Jr
G Pete Bier So
RB D.J. Blackledge Jr
WR Bruce Brown So
WR Blaine Cooper So
QB Zac Dahman So
G Andy Dytrych Jr
C David Evetts Jr
OT Joel Glover Jr
G Jake Holly Jr
TE Doug Horaist Jr
RB Carlton Jones So
TE Christian Montagliani Jr
WR Jacob Murphy So
QB 5 Reggie Nevels Jr
OT Seth Nieman Jr
OT Regan Tatford Jr
C Justin Troy So
OT Brad Waudby Sr
WR William White Jr
G Adam Wojcik Jr
WR Clint Woody Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Keenan Beasley Jr
DE Odene Braithwaite Jr
CB Delente Brewer Jr
DE Mike Clark Jr
LB Curt Daniels Jr
LB Seth Gulsby So
LB Brian Hill Sr
DE Ryan Johnson Jr
LB Taylor Justice So
LB 4 Ryan Kent Sr
DT Trey Landry Jr
CB Jonathan Lewis Jr
DT Seth Lotts So
LB Matt Maimone Jr
CB Mario Price So
LB Mike Resnick Jr
DT Tommy Ryan So
CB Ray Stith So
DT Will Sullivan Jr
S Dhyan Tarver So
LB Greg Washington Jr
S Lucius Weaver Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Alex Bradford Jr
P Tony Dyrenforth So
K Joe Riley So
K Anthony Zurisko Sr
Head coach
  • Todd Berry
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Denny Creehan (ST)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-Dec-12

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Army Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ List of major college football winless seasons
  3. ^ "2003 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "No dice - Army falls to East Carolina, record drops to 0–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.