2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
| 2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football | |
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Insight Bowl, L 49–52 vs. California | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (4–3 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryan Stinespring (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (9th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Miami (FL) $+ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and participated as members of the Big East Conference. The Hokies finished the 2003 season with a record of 8–5 (4–3 Big East) under head coach Frank Beamer. Virginia Tech opened the year with six straight wins, including dominant performances over Texas A&M and Syracuse, and climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll. The offense was led by quarterback Bryan Randall, who threw for 1,996 yards and 15 touchdowns, and tailback Kevin Jones, who rushed for 1,647 yards and 21 touchdowns — the second-highest single-season rushing total in school history. Wide receiver Ernest Wilford added 887 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, the Hokies were anchored by linebacker Mikal Baaqee and cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who also contributed as a return specialist. Virginia Tech averaged 35.4 points per game while allowing 23.0, finishing 13th nationally in scoring offense. However, the team faltered down the stretch, losing four of its final six games, including a 52–49 shootout against California in the Insight Bowl. The Hokies played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.
This was the Hokies last season as a member of the Big East Conference. With them moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference the following year.