2003 Florida State Seminoles football team

2003 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl, L 14–16 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (20th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
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

The 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the second consecutive season. Florida State was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Seminoles lost to the Miami Hurricanes. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 13
ABCW 37–059,800
September 67:15 p.m.MarylandNo. 11
ESPN2W 35–1082,885
September 138:00 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 14–1382,133
September 203:30 p.m.Colorado*No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 47–783,294
September 277:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 6
PPVW 56–724,370
October 1112:00 p.m.No. 2 Miami (FL)*No. 5
ABCL 14–2284,336
October 187:45 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 7
ESPNW 19–1462,875
October 253:30 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 48–2482,393
November 12:30 p.m.at Notre Dame*No. 5
NBCW 37–080,795
November 87:45 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 3
ESPN2L 10–2679,826
November 153:30 pmNC StateNo. 13
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 50–44 2OT83,854
November 293:30 p.m.at No. 11 Florida*No. 9
CBSW 38–3490,407
January 18:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)*No. 9
ABCL 14–1676,739
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP131110106557653131199911
Coaches12101096557753111099810
BCSNot released5331311987Not released

References

  1. ^ "Florida State Seminoles Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "2003 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Florida State University. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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