2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 2–10 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of nine teams.

2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainDexter Reid, Jeb Terry, D. J. Walker
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Florida State $   7 1     10 3  
No. 17 Maryland   6 2     10 3  
No. 22 Clemson   5 3     9 4  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
Virginia   4 4     8 5  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 7  
Duke   2 6     4 8  
North Carolina   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 308:00 p.m.No. 13 Florida StateABCL 0–3759,800
September 61:30 p.m.Syracuse*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 47–49 3OT47,000
September 2011:00 a.m.at Wisconsin*ESPNL 27–3877,439
September 272:00 p.m.at NC StateL 34–4753,800
October 41:30 p.m.Virginia
L 13–3851,000
October 113:30 p.m.at East Carolina*W 28–1744,040[1]
October 181:30 p.m.Arizona State*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 31–3342,000
October 2512:00 p.m.at ClemsonJPSL 28–3677,512
November 112:00 p.m.at MarylandJPSL 21–5951,195
November 812:00 p.m.Wake Forest 
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 42–3435,000
November 1512:00 p.m.at Georgia TechJPSL 24–4152,346
November 221:00 p.m.Duke
L 22–3048,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

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Name Position [2] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach 3rd
Gunter Brewer Wide Receivers 4th
Ken Browning Tight Ends 10th
Jeff Connors Strength and conditioning coordinator 3rd
Jim Fleming Defensive Backs 2nd
Hal Hunter Offensive Line 2nd
Dave Huxtable Defensive coordinator / Linebackers 3rd
Brad Lawing Defensive Line / recruiting coordinator 1st
Andre' Powell Running backs 3rd
Gary Tranquill Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 3rd
James Webster, Jr. Assistant head coach/ special teams coordinator 3rd
Matt House Defensive Assistant 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Heels step up". The News and Observer. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ ""2003 North Carolina Football Media Guide". University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Department of Athletics. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.