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
Silicon Valley Football Classic, W 17–9 vs. UCLA
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dan Brown (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Coaching staff

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	L 6–24	103,860
September 5	7:00 pm	Oregon State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN	W 16–14	35,553
September 13	12:30 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 28–52	83,091
September 20	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	BSN	W 16–6	38,093
September 27	7:00 pm	Portland State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 42–16	39,805
October 4	12:00 pm	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	BSN	L 10–34	32,620
October 11	9:05 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	BSN	L 28–55	41,153
October 25	4:00 pm	Rice	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 31–28	39,462
November 1	12:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX		W 20–11	14,014
November 8	12:05 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	BSN	W 27–10	17,837
November 15	4:00 pm	San Jose State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		W 41–7	39,453
November 21	6:00 pm	No. 20 Boise State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	L 17–31	39,252
November 29	2:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	BSN	W 23–20	15,101
December 30	7:30 pm	vs. UCLA*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN2	W 17–9	20,126
*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

At No. 12 Tennessee

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

See also: 2003 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Oregon State

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

See also: 2003 Oregon State Beavers football team

At No. 1 Oklahoma

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

See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Louisiana Tech

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

See also: 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Portland State

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

At Colorado State

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

See also: 2003 Colorado State Rams football team

At Hawaii

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

See also: 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Rice

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

See also: 2003 Rice Owls football team

At SMU

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

See also: 2003 SMU Mustangs football team

At Nevada

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

See also: 2003 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Jose State

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

See also: 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

No. 20 Boise State

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

See also: 2003 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

At UTEP

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

See also: 2003 UTEP Miners football team

Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic)

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

See also: 2003 UCLA Bruins football team and 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic