2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2003 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Silicon Valley Football Classic champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach 7th as HC;
13th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator 2nd Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 7th Boise State (1982)
John Baxter Associate head coach/special teams/TE 7th Loras College (1985)
Kerry Locklin Defensive line 4th New Mexico State (1982)
Tom Mason Linebackers 3rd Eastern Washington (1982)
John Settle Runningbacks 5th Appalachian State (1989)
Tim Simons Wide receivers 4th Fresno State (1967)
Randy Stewart Secondary 3rd Boise State (1980)
Dennis Wagner Offensive line 6th Utah (1980)
Cory Undlin Graduate Assistant 1st California Lutheran University (1994)
Derek Frazier Graduate Assistant
Mike Sholiton Football Operations Coordinator
Rich Tucker Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Roster edit

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat No. 12 Tennessee*ESPN2L 6–24103,860
September 57:00 pmOregon State*ESPNW 16–1435,553
September 1312:30 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma*FSNL 28–5283,091
September 207:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 16–638,093
September 277:00 pmPortland State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–1639,805
October 412:00 pmat Colorado State*BSNL 10–3432,620
October 119:05 pmat HawaiiBSNL 28–5541,153
October 254:00 pmRice 
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2839,462
November 112:00 pmat SMUW 20–1114,014
November 812:05 pmat NevadaBSNW 27–1017,837
November 154:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 41–739,453
November 216:00 pmNo. 20 Boise State
ESPN2L 17–3139,252
November 292:05 pmat UTEPBSNW 23–2015,101
December 307:30 pmvs. UCLA*ESPN2W 17–920,126
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries edit

At No. 12 Tennessee edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 6 6
No. 12 Volunteers 7 7 7 3 24

Oregon State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 0 7 0 14
Bulldogs 0 10 3 3 16

At No. 1 Oklahoma edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 21 28
No. 1 Sooners 16 22 0 14 52

Louisiana Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
Bulldogs 0 0 10 6 16

Portland State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 6 3 7 16
Bulldogs 7 7 7 21 42

At Colorado State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 7 0 10
Rams 0 10 17 7 34

At Hawaii edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28
Warriors 10 28 7 10 55

Rice edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 14 0 28
Bulldogs 10 10 0 11 31

At SMU edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 14 3 20
Mustangs 2 3 0 6 11

At Nevada edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 0 3 3 27
Wolf Pack 3 0 0 7 10

San Jose State edit

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

No. 20 Boise State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Broncos 14 14 3 0 31
Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17

At UTEP edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 6 7 3 23
Miners 10 10 0 0 20

Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 7 2 0 9
Bulldogs 14 3 0 0 17

References edit

  1. ^ "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

External links edit