2003 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2003 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Paul Johnson.
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Houston Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 2003 record | 8–5 |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | VMI | W 37–10 | 30,129 | ||
| September 6 | at No. 25 TCU | L 3–17 | 35,688 | ||
| September 20 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 39–7 | 27,627 | |
| September 27 | at Rutgers | ESPN+ | L 27–48 | 32,382 | |
| October 4 | Air Force | HDNet[1] | W 28–25 | 30,623 | |
| October 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–27 | 25,417 | ||
| October 18 | at Rice | W 38–6 | 27,832 | ||
| October 25 | No. 3 (FCS) Delaware |
| HDNet[2] | L 17–21 | 34,982 |
| November 1 | Tulane |
| HDNet[3] | W 35–17 | 27,417 |
| November 8 | at Notre Dame | NBC | L 24–27 | 80,795 | |
| November 22 | Central Michigan |
| W 63–24 | ||
| December 6 | vs. Army | CBS | W 34–6 | ||
| December 30 | vs. Texas Tech |
| ESPN | L 14–38 | 51,068 |
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Roster

Seniors on the 2003 Navy team leaving the field after their final home game
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References
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