2003 Boise State Broncos football team

2003 Boise State Broncos football
WAC champion Fort Worth Bowl champion
Fort Worth Bowl, W 34–31 vs. TCU
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
2003 record	13–1 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins
Offensive coordinator	Chris Petersen
Home stadium	Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2003 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#16 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
Tulsa		5	–	2					7	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UTEP		1	–	6					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Dan Hawkins. The Broncos finished the season 13–1 and 8–0 in conference to win their second consecutive WAC title and played in the Fort Worth Bowl, where they defeated TCU, 34–31.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 PM	Idaho State*		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Liberty Bell)	KBCI-TV	W 62–0	30,664
September 13	5:30 PM	at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (Governor's Trophy)	KBCI-TV	W 24–10	14,320
September 20	5:00 PM	at Oregon State*		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 24–26	35,963
September 27	6:00 PM	Wyoming*		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	KBCI-TV	W 33–17	30,192
October 4	1:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	KBCI-TV	W 43–37	17,859
October 11	6:00 PM	Tulsa		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	SPW	W 27–20	29,719
October 18	1:00 PM	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	KBCI-TV	W 45–3	10,109
October 25	1:05 PM	San Jose State		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID		W 77–14	26,062
October 30	5:30 PM	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	W 50–12	60,554
November 15	1:05 PM	UTEP	No. 23	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID		W 51–21	24,513
November 21	7:00 PM	at Fresno State	No. 20	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	W 31–17	39,252
November 29	1:05 PM	Nevada	No. 18	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Rivalry)	SPW	W 56–3	27,440
December 6	9:30 PM	at Hawaii	No. 17	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	W 45–28	39,685
December 23	6:30 PM	at No. 19 TCU	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN2	W 34–31	38,028
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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