2003 Utah Utes football team
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The Utah Utes 2003 football team represented the University of Utah
in the college football
season of 2003-2004
. This was Urban Meyer
's first year coaching at the school, after being hired from Bowling Green
. The team played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.
on September 25, 1975.
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 2003-2004
2003 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate....
. This was Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer
Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
's first year coaching at the school, after being hired from Bowling Green
Bowling Green Falcons football
The Bowling Green Falcons football team is the interscholastic football team at Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green competes as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the East Division. The Falcons have won ten conference championships....
. The team played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.
Schedule
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 28 | 24 | - | - | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
| Coaches | 50 | 45 | - | 49 | 44 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| BCS | Not released | - | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||
Utah State
Texas A&M
California
Colorado State
Oregon
San Diego State
UNLV
New Mexico
Air Force
Wyoming
BYU
Utah beat BYU for the second straight year with this 3–0 victory. There was heavy snow fall for much of the game. The victory snapped BYU's NCAA record for scoring in 361 straight games—BYU's first shutout since a 20–0 loss to Arizona StateArizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference....
on September 25, 1975.