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Virginia Tech

BE · 2003 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • 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 · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HMAC3–9W 49–28
3Week 3 · Sep 9FCSUnranked—W 43–0
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB124–8W 35–19
6Week 6 · Sep 30UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 47–13
7Week 7 · Oct 7Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE5–7W 48–22
8Week 8 · Oct 14Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE6–6W 51–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE8–5L 7–28
11Week 11 · Nov 4Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE11–2W 31–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–5L 28–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE1–11W 24–23
14Week 14 · Nov 25Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–5L 27–34
15Week 15 · Dec 2Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–5L 21–35
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–6L 49–52

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
2.502
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-26+39
  • Miami +11
  • UConn +9
  • Syracuse +6
  • Rutgers +5
  • Texas A&M +4
  • UCF +3
  • Temple +1
  • West Virginia -5
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • Boston College -5
  • Virginia -5
  • California -6

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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.615 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W15#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+43
+16
+34
+26
+44
-21
+24
-3
+1
-7
-14
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#201998#61999#42000#252001#152002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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