2003 Boston College Eagles football team

2003 Boston College Eagles football
San Francisco Bowl champion
San Francisco Bowl, W 35–21 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Augie Hoffmann Josh Ott
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

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
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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 28–32	42,563
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 27–14	106,445
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN+	W 24–14	40,000
September 20	7:45 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 14–33	44,500
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 53–29	42,353
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	NESN	W 38–13	21,862
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	L 14–39	45,313
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	W 27–25	44,500
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–24	41,983
November 8	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 28–35	39,723
November 15	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	NESN	W 35–25	31,019
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–27	65,115
December 31	10:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 35–21	25,621
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 6 Lester, Larry So. WR 13 Sele, Taylor Rsf. WR 6-0 197 Lawrence Academy/Richmond Hill, NY 63 Moore, Shadu Rsf. OG 6-1 295 Paterson Catholic/Paterson, NJ 64 Leavitt, Keith Sr. OT 6-7 339 Fitchburg/Fitchburg, MA . 65 Hathy, Chris So. C 6-4 308 Mount Lebanon/Pittsburgh, PA 70 Marten, James Rsf. OT 6-8 298 Brebeuf Jesuit/Indianapolis, IN Pos. # Name Class WR 5 Grant Adams Jr RB 8 Michael Lawson Jr QB 10 Dan Berglund  Fr QB 12 Matt Ryan Fr QB 14 Karim El Nokali  Fr QB 15 Quinton Porter So FB 16 Greg Toal Sr WR 17 Joel Hazard Jr QB 18 Paul Peterson Jr RB 28 Horace Dodd Sr RB 38 Jeff Ross  Fr C 61 Kevin Sheridan Fr C 66 Pat Ross So G 67 Tom Anevski Fr OT 72 Jeremy Trueblood So OT 74 Ryan Poles Fr G 75 Josh Beekman Fr G 76 Chris Snee Sr TE 89 Sean Ryan Sr	Defense 21 Mueller, Brad Fr. CB 6-0 175 Mars Area/Valencia, PA 24 Glasper, Ryan Fr. FS 43 Lankford, Ray Fr. LB 6-3 225 McKeesport/McKeesport, PA 92 Hunter, Myran Jr. DE 6-2 239 Lincoln/Tallahassee, FL 93 Mettling, Phillip Jr. DE 6-3 255 St. Xavier/Louisville, KY Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Will Blackmon So LB 3 Ray Henderson So CB 4 Jazzmen Williams So SS 7 Nathanael Hasselbeck So SS 9 Larry Anam  Fr FS 23 T. J. Stancil Jr DB 36 Brian Flores Sr DB 41 Kevin Sanz Jr LB 42 Jon Misiewicz So SS 44 Jamie Silva Fr LB 45 Josh Ott Sr DT 90 Tom Martin Sr DT 91 Robert Ziminski  Fr DE 94 Mathias Kiwanuka So DT 96 Tim Bulman Jr DT 97 Leonard Bennett Sr DT 98 Douglas Goodwin Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Mike Fassel Jr	Head coach Tom O'Brien Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-12-03

Drafted Players (2004 NFL Draft)

2004	2	2	34	Chris Snee	New York Giants	G
	5	12	144	Sean Ryan	Dallas Cowboys	TE