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NC State

ACC · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
4–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2FCSUnranked—W 59–20
3Week 3 · Sep 9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7L 24–38
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–2L 38–44
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB128–5W 49–21
6Week 6 · Sep 30North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–10W 47–34
7Week 7 · Oct 7Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 21–29
8Week 8 · Oct 14UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 31–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4W 17–15
10Week 10 · Oct 28Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 28–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–5W 51–37
13Week 13 · Nov 18Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–3L 44–50
14Week 14 · Nov 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–3L 24–26
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB126–7W 56–26

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
2.234
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-21+46
  • UConn +9
  • Clemson +9
  • Texas Tech +8
  • Virginia +8
  • Kansas +6
  • Duke +4
  • North Carolina +2
  • Ohio State -2
  • Florida State -3
  • Maryland -3
  • Georgia Tech -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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.615 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46W15#45Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
-14
-6
+28
+13
-8
+7
+2
+7
+14
-6
-2
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#391998#661999#392000#492001#182002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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