2003 Boston College Eagles football team

2003 Boston College Eagles football
San Francisco Bowl Champions
San Francisco Bowl, W 35–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big East
2003 record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2003 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#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
Syracuse		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 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957. Their roster on offense includes WR#5 Grant Adams (JR), TE#89 Sean Ryan(SR), WR#6 Larry Lester (SO), WR/RB#16 Greg Toal (SR), RB#38 Jeff Ross (RsF), QB#18 Paul Peterson (JR), RB#28 Horace Dodd (SR), WR#82 Jason Lilly (RsF), WR#17 Joel Hazard (JR), WR#13 Taylor Sele (RsF), TE#86 David Kashetta (JR), RB#38 J. Survival Ross, WR#83 Derek Webley (SR), RB#47 Everett Lee (JR), RB#20 Derrick Knight (SR), and WR#25 Michael Grant (SO).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 PM	Wake Forest*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 28–32	42,563
September 6	12:00 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	W 27–14	106,445
September 13	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 24–14	40,000
September 20	7:45 PM	#2 Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–33	44,500
September 27	1:00 PM	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 53–29	42,353
October 11	3:30 PM	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	NESN	W 38–13	21,862
October 18	12:00 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–39	45,313
October 25	12:00 PM	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 27–25	44,500
November 1	1:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–24	41,983
November 8	12:00 PM	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 28–35	39,723
November 15	3:30 PM	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	NESN	W 35–25	31,019
November 22	3:30 PM	at #12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–27	65,115
December 31	10:30 PM	vs. Colorado State*	Pacific Bell Park • San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–21	25,621
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.