2003 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2003 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Fitz Hill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Roche (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Barry Lunney Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Wilkerson (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	3:00 pm	Grambling State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Literacy Classic)	ESPN2	W 29–0	31,681
August 30	3:00 pm	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 3–65	90,011
September 6	7:00 pm	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 10–31	34,345
September 18	7:00 pm	Nevada	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	FSNBA	L 20–42	10,173
October 4	5:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 24–28	15,153
October 11	7:00 pm	SMU	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	KICU	W 31–14	12,403
October 25	12:05 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 14–77	26,062
November 1	12:00 pm	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	FSNBA, KFVE	L 10–13	13,523
November 8	2:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	KICU	W 69–41	18,095
November 15	4:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		L 7–41	39,453
November 22	12:00 pm	Tulsa	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 32–34	7,618
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Grambling State

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

See also: 2003 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Florida

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

See also: 2003 Florida Gators football team

At Stanford

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

See also: 2003 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Nevada

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

See also: 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Rice

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

See also: 2003 Rice Owls football team

SMU

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

See also: 2003 SMU Mustangs football team

At Boise State

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

See also: 2003 Boise State Broncos football team

Hawaii

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

See also: 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team

At UTEP

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

See also: 2003 UTEP Miners football team

At Fresno State

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

See also: 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Tulsa

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

See also: 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Coaching staff

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