2003 DUKE BLUE DEVILS FOOTBALL TEAM

2003 Duke Blue Devils football
2003 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Franks (5th season; first 7 games); Ted Roof (interim; last 5 games);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Pry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Fun and gun
Defensive coordinator	Ted Roof (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
MVP	Chris Douglas, Ryan Fowler, Terrell Smith
Captain	Ryan Fowler, Terrell Smith, Drew Strojny, Alex Wade
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks, who was fired during the season and replaced by interim head coach, Ted Roof. Duke won two of the last three games of the season under Roof earning him the full-time coaching position.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at No. 18 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–27	61,737
September 6	6:00 pm	Western Carolina*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 29–3	18,022
September 13	6:00 pm	Rice*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 27–24 ^OT	18,742
September 20	2:00 pm	Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 10–28	21,143
September 27	7:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	L 7–56	24,370
October 11	6:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 20–33	50,084
October 18	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ( rivalry)	JPS	L 13–42	17,314
October 25	1:00 pm	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ( rivalry)		L 21–28	27,614
November 1	4:00 pm	at No. 19 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 6–23	104,772
November 8	1:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–17	12,976
November 15	1:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 7–40	71,731
November 22	1:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ( Victory Bell)		W 30–22	48,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Duke Blue Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`65`	Christian Mitchell	Jr
C	`78`	Dan Mooney	Sr
FB	`40`	Zach Novak	Jr
QB	`16`	Adam Smith	Sr
OT	`75`	Drew Strojny	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`98`	Drew Ciepcielinski	Sr
LB	`27`	Ryan Fowler	Sr
DE	`97`	David Martin	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-07

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Drew Strojny	Tackle	7	203	New York Giants

^ "2003 Schedule". Duke University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 7, 2003. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils football
Venues	Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928) Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	History Blue Devil " Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Duke Blue Devils football
Venues	Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928) Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	History Blue Devil " Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024