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North Carolina

ACC · 2003 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
9th
1–7 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–3L 0–37
3Week 3 · Sep 9Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE6–6L 47–49
5Week 5 · Sep 23Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–6L 27–38
6Week 6 · Sep 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–5L 34–47
7Week 7 · Oct 7Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–5L 13–38
8Week 8 · Oct 14East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA1–11W 28–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC5–7L 31–33
10Week 10 · Oct 28Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4L 28–36
11Week 11 · Nov 4Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–3L 21–59
12Week 12 · Nov 11Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 42–34
13Week 13 · Nov 18Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 24–41
14Week 14 · Nov 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8L 22–30

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
6.520
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-47
-53+6
  • Wake Forest +5
  • East Carolina +1
  • Florida State -3
  • Maryland -3
  • Clemson -4
  • NC State -5
  • Virginia -5
  • Syracuse -6
  • Wisconsin -6
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • Arizona State -7
  • Duke -8

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 #105Better than 24%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.167 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#107W15#106Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#105Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-37
-2
-11
-13
-25
+11
-2
-8
-38
+8
-17
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#411998#991999#522000#302001#922002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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