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2003 BYU Cougars football team

2003 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRobbie Bosco (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTodd Bradford (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Utah $   6 – 1     10 – 2  
New Mexico   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Colorado State   4 – 3     7 – 6  
Air Force   3 – 4     7 – 5  
San Diego State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
BYU   3 – 4     4 – 8  
UNLV   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Wyoming   2 – 5     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 pmGeorgia Tech*
ESPN2W 24–1361,930
September 65:00 pmat No. 4 USC*
ABCL 18–3575,315
September 136:00 pmat New Mexico
SWPW 10–733,606
September 204:30 pmStanford*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPL 14–1861,446
September 271:00 pmAir Force
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+L 10–2462,210
October 48:00 pmat San Diego State
SWPW 44–3632,137
October 98:00 pmColorado State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2L 13–5858,377
October 184:00 pmat Wyoming
SWPL 10–1322,797
October 255:00 pmat UNLV
ABCW 27–20 OT30,084
October 305:30 pmBoise State*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNL 12–5060,554
November 1512:30 pmat Notre Dame*
NBCL 14–3380,795
November 221:00 pmUtah
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN+L 0–364,486
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2003 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Matt Berry Fr
WR 2 David Christensen Sr
WR 80 Tody Christensen Sr
OL 64 Scott Jackson Sr
G 75 Scott Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt Sr
DE 92 John Denney Jr
SS 33 Aaron Francisco Jr
DL 56 Shaun Nua Jr
LB 49 Brady Poppinga Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

BYU Cougars Radio Network

The BYU Cougars radio network carried every game on radio using the broadcast trio of Greg Wrubell (pxp), Marc Lyons (analyst), and Bill Riley (sidelines). KSL 1160 AM served as the flagship station for BYU Football.

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

1 234Total
Georgia Tech 6 700 13
• BYU 7 0143 24
Scoring summary
18:49GTDan Burnett 26-yard field goalGT 3-0
15:07BYUDaniel Coates 38-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-3
12:40GTDan Burnett 39-yard field goalBYU 7-6
210:50GTNathan Burton 18-yard blocked punt return (Dan Burnett kick)GT 13-7
311:12BYUDaniel Coates 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-13
35:55BYUTody Christensen 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-13
42:32BYUMatt Payne 24-yard field goalBYU 24-13

USC

1 234Total
BYU 0 576 18
• #4/8 USC 21 0014 35
Scoring summary
110:02USCMike Williams 1-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 7-0
12:43USCKeary Colbert 48-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 14-0
12:34USCOmar Nazel 16-yard interception return (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 21-0
22:51BYUK.C. Bills safetyUSC 21-2
20:00BYUMatt Payne 53-yard field goalUSC 21-5
311:51BYUDaniel Coates 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)USC 21-12
414:03BYUMatt Payne 26-yard field goalUSC 21-15
47:05BYUMatt Payne 52-yard field goalUSC 21-18
44:11USCMike Williams 18-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 28-18
41:40USCHershel Dennis 11-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)USC 35-18

New Mexico

1 234Total
• BYU 3 700 10
New Mexico 0 070 7
  • Source:
Scoring summary
17:17BYUMatt Payne 20-yard field goalBYU 3-0
26:00BYUPhillip Niu 29-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10-0
34:38UNMDonTrell Moore 3-yard run (Wes Zunker kick)BYU 10-7

Stanford

1 234Total
• Stanford 6 039 18
BYU 7 070 14
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:35 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 61,446
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
14:33BYUTody Christensen 27-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)GT 7-0
11:54STANKenneth Tolon 4-yard run (kick blocked)BYU 7-6
39:14STANMichael Sgori 38-yard field goalSTAN 9-7
30:10BYUDaniel Coates 31-yrd pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-9
411:12STANMichael Sgori 24-yard field goalBYU 14-12
43:51STANTrent Edwards 14-yard run (pass failed)STAN 18-14

Air Force

1 234Total
• Air Force 0 3714 24
BYU 3 070 10
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 62,210
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind WSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, J.C. Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson
Scoring summary
13:38BYUMatt Payne 38-yard field goalBYU 3-0
25:46AFAJoey Ashcroft 30-yard field goalTIED 3-3
38:13AFAChance Harridge 8-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 10-3
33:02BYUPhillip Niu 25-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)TIED 10-10
48:05AFAJ.P. Waller 30-yard pass from Chance Harridge (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 17-10
40:00AFAChance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)AFA 24-10

San Diego State

1 234Total
• BYU 7 24103 44
San Diego State 14 1066 36
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 32,137
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear and windy, winds W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
114:06SDSUBrook Miller 44-yard fumble return (J.C. Mejia kick)SDSU 7-0
13:56BYUJohn Beck 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
13:40SDSUJeff Webb 70-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)SDSU 14-7
214:11BYUNaufahu Tahi 35-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)TIED 14-14
27:40BYURey Brathwaite 95-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-14
24:11SDSUJeff Webb 24-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)TIED 21-21
21:36BYUMatt Payne 39-yard field goalBYU 24-21
21:06BYUColby Bockwoldt 13-yard fumble return (Matt Payne kick)BYU 31-21
20:00SDSUJ.C. Mejia 39-yard field goalBYU 31-24
310:43BYUNaufahu Tahi 8-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)BYU 38-24
37:12BYUMatt Payne 47-yard field goalBYU 41-24
32:18SDSUJeff Webb 55-yard pass from Adam Hall (Devin Pitts pass failed)BYU 41-30
49:05SDSUAlohaii Leolofi 24-yard fumble return (Lynel Hamilton rush failed)BYU 41-36
42:18BYUMatt Payne 18-yard field goalBYU 44-36

Colorado State

1 234Total
• Colorado State 21 20107 58
BYU 3 1000 13
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:04 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 58,377
  • Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C), wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/Westwood One): Gary Bender, Craig James, Holly Rowe (ESPN2)
    Bob Papa, Shea Walker (Westwood One)
Scoring summary
111:50CSUEric Hill 39-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 7-0
17:12CSUMarcus Houston 4-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 14-0
13:39BYUMatt Payne 24-yard field goalCSU 14-3
12:15CSUMatt Bartz 59-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 21-3
212:08BYUJustin Jory 9-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)CSU 21-10
210:02CSUPatrick Goodpaster 16-yard fumble return (kick failed)CSU 27-10
27:23BYUMatt Payne 20-yard field goalCSU 27-13
24:32CSUEric Hill 25-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 34-13
23:37CSUMarcus Houston 1-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 41-13
38:02CSUMarcus Houston 2-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 48-13
31:05CSUJeff Babcock 38-yard field goalCSU 51-13
49:04CSUJimmy Green 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)CSU 58-13

Wyoming

1 234Total
BYU 0 037 10
• Wyoming 3 1000 13
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 22,797
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
111:14WYDeric Yaussi 42-yard field goalWY 3-0
212:27WYDeric Yaussi 43-yard field goalWY 6-0
26:39WYTyler Gottschalk 60-yard interception return (Deric Yaussi kick)WY 13-0
34:53BYUMatt Payne 30-yard field goalWY 13-3
45:53BYUNaufahu Tahi 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)WY 13-10

UNLV

1 234OTTotal
• BYU 0 13077 27
UNLV 6 7070 20
Scoring summary
17:10UNLVDillon Pieffer 33-yard field goalUNLV 3-0
10:41UNLVDillon Pieffer 33-yard field goalUNLV 6-0
213:50UNLVDyante Perkins 4-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 13-0
29:56BYUTody Christensen 8-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)UNLV 13-7
24:02BYUMatt Payne 40-yard field goalUNLV 13-10
20:02BYUMatt Payne 50-yard field goalTIED 13-13
44:56UNLVEarvin Johnson 22-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 20-13
40:29BYUMatt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 20-20
OTBYUTody Christensen 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)BYU 27-20

Boise State

1 234Total
• Boise State 14 14814 50
BYU 2 0100 12
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:45 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 60,554
  • Game weather: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C), wind SW 5–8 mph (8.0–12.9 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch
Scoring summary
111:56BSUCam hall blocked punt recovery in the end zone (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 7-0
17:56BSUDavid Mikell 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 14-0
15:01BYUTeam SafetyBSU 14-2
210:11BSUWes Nurse 42-yard interception return (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 21-2
25:52BSUTim Gilligan 28-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 28-2
39:27BYUTeam SafetyBSU 28-4
32:04BYUTafui Vakapuna 1-yard run (Tody Christensen run)BSU 28-12
30:56BSUTim Gilligan 4-yard run (Tim Gilligan run)BSU 36-12
412:48BSURyan Dinwiddie 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 43-12
43:45BSUTim Gilligan 27-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 50-12

Notre Dame

1 234Total
BYU 7 007 14
• Notre Dame 6 10710 33
Scoring summary
17:38NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 27-yard field goalND 3-0
16:17BYURey Brathwaite 18-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-3
10:56NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 31-yard field goalBYU 7-6
23:38NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 34-yard field goalND 9-7
20:25NDJulius Jones 1-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 16-7
30:02NDJulius Jones 23-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 23-7
412:23NDD.J. Fitzpatrick 38-yard field goalND 26-7
47:27BYUMatt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)ND 26-14
40:47BYUJulius Jones 13-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 33-14

Utah

1 234Total
• UTAH 0 300 3
BYU 0 000 0
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 64,486
  • Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), Snow flurries, winds variable 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson
  • Source:
Scoring summary
24:13UTAHNate Borreson 41-yard field goalUTAH 3-0

References

  1. ^ "2003 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
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