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2003 UMass Minutemen football team
| 2003 UMass Minutemen football |
|---|
| Atlantic 10 Conference |
| No. 11 |
| 10–3 (8–1 A-10) |
| Mark Whipple (6th season) |
| Pro-style |
| Neil McGrath (4th season) |
| 4–3 |
| Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
The 2003 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2003 season was Whipple's last with UMass. He left to take the position of quarterbacks coach with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers after the season. It was a successful year for Whipple and the Minutemen as they returned to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time since 1999 by virtue of winning the A-10 Conference championship. UMass finished the season with a record of 10–3 overall and 8–1 in conference play.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut State* | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | W 51–7 | 8,360 | |||
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 (I-A) Kansas State* | No. 10 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | L 7–38 | 46,102 | ||
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Maine | No. 12 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | W 24–16 | 7,316 | ||
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | James Madison | No. 10 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | W 31–26 | 10,196 | ||
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 9 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA (rivalry) | W 44–30 | 7,085 | ||
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 7 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | W 24–14 | 4,868 | ||
| October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Hofstra* | No. 6 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | CN8 | W 27–22 | 7,323 | |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Villanova | No. 5 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FSNE | W 19–14 | 9,125 | |
| November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Northeastern | No. 4 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | CSTV | W 28–24 | 7,106 | |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 4 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | W 30–17 | 6,167 | ||
| November 15 | 12:15 p.m. | at No. 6 Delaware | No. 3 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FSNE | L 45–51 3OT | 21,804 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | No. 7 | McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA | W 31–17 | 7,087 | ||
| November 29 | 12:45 p.m. | at No. 6 Colgate* | No. 5 | Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | L 7–19 | 4,197 | ||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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