2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record6–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (15th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
2003 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Miami (FL) $+   6 – 1     11 – 2  
West Virginia +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Pittsburgh   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 3     8 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 4     8 – 5  
  2 – 5     6 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big East. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmat North Carolina*
W 49–47 3OT47,000
September 131:30 pmLouisville*
L 20–3038,550
September 2012:00 pmUCF*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN PlusW 38–1435,103
September 276:30 pmToledo*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 34–736,083
October 1112:00 pmat No. 4 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 7–5165,115
October 1812:00 pmBoston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN PlusW 39–1445,313
October 2512:00 pmat Pittsburgh
ESPN PlusL 14–3461,421
November 81:30 pmTempledagger
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 41–1743,149
November 1512:00 pmat No. 14 Miami (FL)
ESPN PlusL 10–1748,130
November 2212:00 pmNo. 25 West Virginia
ESPN2L 23–3441,801
November 2912:00 pmat Rutgers
L 7–2418,563
December 61:00 pmNotre Dame*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCW 38–1248,170
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Damien Rhodes So
WR 2 Johnnie Morant Sr
RB 3 Tim Washington  Fr
QB 5 R. J. Anderson Sr
WR 9 Kyle Bell Fr
QB 10 Perry Patterson  Fr
QB 11 Matt Hale Fr
WR 11 Jamiel Seebadri Fr
WR 12 Jared Jones Jr
FB 22 Sean Flannery Fr
RB 23 Alexander Ridore Jr
RB 24 Hymnson Chan Fr
RB 24 Jeremy Sellers Fr
WR 32 Todd Lisi Jr
FB 38 Breyone Evans Fr
RB 39 Walter Reyes Jr
TE 40 Joe Donnelly Sr
TE 41 Lenny Cusumano Sr
OT 78 Adam Terry Jr
OT 79 Eugene Newsome Fr
WR 80 Andre Fontenette Jr
WR 81 Timothy Lane  Fr
WR 83 Stan Bush Fr
TE 84 Brandon Darlington  Fr
TE 85 Joe Kowalewski So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 13 Marcus Clayton Fr
DB 19 Jonathan Plato So
FS 20 Anthony Smith So
FS 21 O'Neil Scott Jr
SS 22 Diamond Ferri Jr
CB 25 Steve Gregory So
LB 55 Adam Namoury  Fr
DE 56 Julian Pollard Jr
LB 57 Rich Scanlon Sr
LB 58 Jesse Pellegrino Fr
LB 92 Tommy Harris So
DT 93 Christian Ferrara Sr
DE 94 Ryan LaCasse So
DT 96 Brian Hooper Jr
DT 96 Justin Opalenski Fr
DE 97 Josh Thomas Sr
DL 98 Lee Williams Fr
DT 99 Louis Gachelin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
  2. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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