2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2003 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Continental Tire Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated Pittsburgh. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Duke	No. 18	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 27–0	61,737
September 6	12:30 pm	at South Carolina*	No. 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	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 27–30 OT	76,774
October 18	7:45 pm	No. 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 No. 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 (rivalry)	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 AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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