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Boston College

BE · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in BE

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7L 28–32
3Week 3 · Sep 9Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB103–9W 27–14
4Week 4 · Sep 16UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 24–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE11–2L 14–33
6Week 6 · Sep 30Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 53–29
8Week 8 · Oct 14Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE1–11W 38–13
9Week 9 · Oct 21Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE6–6L 14–39
10Week 10 · Oct 28Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 27–25
11Week 11 · Nov 4Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–5L 13–24
12Week 12 · Nov 11West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE8–5L 28–35
13Week 13 · Nov 18Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE5–7W 35–25
14Week 14 · Nov 25Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE8–5W 34–27
19Final · Jan 6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC7–6W 35–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.632
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-25+42
  • UConn +9
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • Colorado State +7
  • Notre Dame +5
  • Rutgers +5
  • Ball State +4
  • Penn State +3
  • Temple +1
  • Miami -2
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • West Virginia -5
  • Syracuse -6
  • Wake Forest -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.615 Win % · Change 7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54W15#52Regular Season Final#52Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+13
+10
-19
+24
+25
-25
+2
-11
-7
+10
+7
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#701998#411999#422000#292001#302002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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