2003 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

2003 BYU Cougars football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Gary Crowton (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Robbie Bosco (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Todd Bradford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Utah $	6	–	1	10	–	2
New Mexico	5	–	2	8	–	5
Colorado State	4	–	3	7	–	6
Air Force	3	–	4	7	–	5
San Diego State	3	–	4	6	–	6
BYU	3	–	4	4	–	8
UNLV	2	–	5	6	–	6
Wyoming	2	–	5	4	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 pm	Georgia Tech*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 24–13	61,930
September 6	5:00 pm	at No. 4 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 18–35	75,315
September 13	6:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SWP	W 10–7	33,606
September 20	4:30 pm	Stanford*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	L 14–18	61,446
September 27	1:00 pm	Air Force	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	L 10–24	62,210
October 4	8:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SWP	W 44–36	32,137
October 9	8:00 pm	Colorado State	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 13–58	58,377
October 18	4:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SWP	L 10–13	22,797
October 25	5:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	ABC	W 27–20 ^OT	30,084
October 30	5:30 pm	Boise State*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 12–50	60,554
November 15	12:30 pm	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 14–33	80,795
November 22	1:00 pm	Utah	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	ESPN+	L 0–3	64,486
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2003 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Matt Berry	Fr
WR	`2`	David Christensen	Sr
WR	`80`	Tody Christensen	Sr
OL	`64`	Scott Jackson	Sr
G	`75`	Scott Young	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Colby Bockwoldt	Sr
DE	`92`	John Denney	Jr
SS	`33`	Aaron Francisco	Jr
DL	`56`	Shaun Nua	Jr
LB	`49`	Brady Poppinga	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gary Crowton

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

BYU Cougars Radio Network

The BYU Cougars radio network carried every game on radio using the broadcast trio of Greg Wrubell (pxp), Marc Lyons (analyst), and Bill Riley (sidelines). KSL 1160 AM served as the flagship station for BYU Football.

Game summaries

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Tech	6	7	0	0	13
• BYU	7	0	14	3	24

Date: August 28
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 7:37 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 61,930
Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C), wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Joe Rider
TV announcers (ESPN2/Westwood One): Mark Malone, Mike Gottfried, Alex Flanagan (ESPN2)
Bob Papa, Shea Walker (Westwood One)

Scoring summary

1	8:49	GT	Dan Burnett 26-yard field goal	GT 3-0

1	5:07	BYU	Daniel Coates 38-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 7-3

1	2:40	GT	Dan Burnett 39-yard field goal	BYU 7-6

2	10:50	GT	Nathan Burton 18-yard blocked punt return (Dan Burnett kick)	GT 13-7

3	11:12	BYU	Daniel Coates 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 14-13

3	5:55	BYU	Tody Christensen 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 21-13

4	2:32	BYU	Matt Payne 24-yard field goal	BYU 24-13

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	5	7	6	18
• #4/8 USC	21	0	0	14	35

Date: September 6
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game start: 5:08 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 75,315
Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C), wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: David Cutaia
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts, Todd Harris

Scoring summary

1	10:02	USC	Mike Williams 1-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 7-0

1	2:43	USC	Keary Colbert 48-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 14-0

1	2:34	USC	Omar Nazel 16-yard interception return (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 21-0

2	2:51	BYU	K.C. Bills safety	USC 21-2

2	0:00	BYU	Matt Payne 53-yard field goal	USC 21-5

3	11:51	BYU	Daniel Coates 14-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	USC 21-12

4	14:03	BYU	Matt Payne 26-yard field goal	USC 21-15

4	7:05	BYU	Matt Payne 52-yard field goal	USC 21-18

4	4:11	USC	Mike Williams 18-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 28-18

4	1:40	USC	Hershel Dennis 11-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 35-18

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	3	7	0	0	10
New Mexico	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 13
Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 6:05 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 33,606
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), clear and windy, winds E 20 mph (32 km/h)
Referee: Karl Richins
TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Source:

Scoring summary

1	7:17	BYU	Matt Payne 20-yard field goal	BYU 3-0

2	6:00	BYU	Phillip Niu 29-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 10-0

3	4:38	UNM	DonTrell Moore 3-yard run (Wes Zunker kick)	BYU 10-7

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	6	0	3	9	18
BYU	7	0	7	0	14

Date: September 20
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 4:35 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 61,446
Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Scoring summary

1	4:33	BYU	Tody Christensen 27-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)	GT 7-0

1	1:54	STAN	Kenneth Tolon 4-yard run (kick blocked)	BYU 7-6

3	9:14	STAN	Michael Sgori 38-yard field goal	STAN 9-7

3	0:10	BYU	Daniel Coates 31-yrd pass from Lance Pendleton (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 14-9

4	11:12	STAN	Michael Sgori 24-yard field goal	BYU 14-12

4	3:51	STAN	Trent Edwards 14-yard run (pass failed)	STAN 18-14

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Air Force	0	3	7	14	24
BYU	3	0	7	0	10

Date: September 27
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 62,210
Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C), wind WSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Karl Richins
TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, J.C. Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson

Scoring summary

1	3:38	BYU	Matt Payne 38-yard field goal	BYU 3-0

2	5:46	AFA	Joey Ashcroft 30-yard field goal	TIED 3-3

3	8:13	AFA	Chance Harridge 8-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)	AFA 10-3

3	3:02	BYU	Phillip Niu 25-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)	TIED 10-10

4	8:05	AFA	J.P. Waller 30-yard pass from Chance Harridge (Joey Ashcroft kick)	AFA 17-10

4	0:00	AFA	Chance Harridge 1-yard run (Joey Ashcroft kick)	AFA 24-10

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• BYU	7	24	10	3	44
San Diego State	14	10	6	6	36

Date: October 4
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Game start: 7:07 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 32,137
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), clear and windy, winds W 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Terry Leyden
TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Source:

Scoring summary

1	14:06	SDSU	Brook Miller 44-yard fumble return (J.C. Mejia kick)	SDSU 7-0

1	3:56	BYU	John Beck 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	TIED 7-7

1	3:40	SDSU	Jeff Webb 70-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)	SDSU 14-7

2	14:11	BYU	Naufahu Tahi 35-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)	TIED 14-14

2	7:40	BYU	Rey Brathwaite 95-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 21-14

2	4:11	SDSU	Jeff Webb 24-yard pass from Adam Hall (J.C. Mejia kick)	TIED 21-21

2	1:36	BYU	Matt Payne 39-yard field goal	BYU 24-21

2	1:06	BYU	Colby Bockwoldt 13-yard fumble return (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 31-21

2	0:00	SDSU	J.C. Mejia 39-yard field goal	BYU 31-24

3	10:43	BYU	Naufahu Tahi 8-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 38-24

3	7:12	BYU	Matt Payne 47-yard field goal	BYU 41-24

3	2:18	SDSU	Jeff Webb 55-yard pass from Adam Hall (Devin Pitts pass failed)	BYU 41-30

4	9:05	SDSU	Alohaii Leolofi 24-yard fumble return (Lynel Hamilton rush failed)	BYU 41-36

4	2:18	BYU	Matt Payne 18-yard field goal	BYU 44-36

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado State	21	20	10	7	58
BYU	3	10	0	0	13

Date: October 9
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 8:04 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 58,377
Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C), wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Ken Flaherty
TV announcers (ESPN2/Westwood One): Gary Bender, Craig James, Holly Rowe (ESPN2)
Bob Papa, Shea Walker (Westwood One)

Scoring summary

1	11:50	CSU	Eric Hill 39-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 7-0

1	7:12	CSU	Marcus Houston 4-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 14-0

1	3:39	BYU	Matt Payne 24-yard field goal	CSU 14-3

1	2:15	CSU	Matt Bartz 59-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 21-3

2	12:08	BYU	Justin Jory 9-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick)	CSU 21-10

2	10:02	CSU	Patrick Goodpaster 16-yard fumble return (kick failed)	CSU 27-10

2	7:23	BYU	Matt Payne 20-yard field goal	CSU 27-13

2	4:32	CSU	Eric Hill 25-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 34-13

2	3:37	CSU	Marcus Houston 1-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 41-13

3	8:02	CSU	Marcus Houston 2-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 48-13

3	1:05	CSU	Jeff Babcock 38-yard field goal	CSU 51-13

4	9:04	CSU	Jimmy Green 7-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick)	CSU 58-13

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	0	3	7	10
• Wyoming	3	10	0	0	13

Date: October 18
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 22,797
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Source:

Scoring summary

1	11:14	WY	Deric Yaussi 42-yard field goal	WY 3-0

2	12:27	WY	Deric Yaussi 43-yard field goal	WY 6-0

2	6:39	WY	Tyler Gottschalk 60-yard interception return (Deric Yaussi kick)	WY 13-0

3	4:53	BYU	Matt Payne 30-yard field goal	WY 13-3

4	5:53	BYU	Naufahu Tahi 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	WY 13-10

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• BYU	0	13	0	7	7	27
UNLV	6	7	0	7	0	20

Date: October 25
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Game start: 4:05 p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 30,084
Game weather: Partly Cloudy and Breezy, 82 °F (28 °C)
Referee: Karl Richins
TV announcers (ABC): Eric Collins, Ray Bentley

Scoring summary

1	7:10	UNLV	Dillon Pieffer 33-yard field goal	UNLV 3-0

1	0:41	UNLV	Dillon Pieffer 33-yard field goal	UNLV 6-0

2	13:50	UNLV	Dyante Perkins 4-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)	UNLV 13-0

2	9:56	BYU	Tody Christensen 8-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	UNLV 13-7

2	4:02	BYU	Matt Payne 40-yard field goal	UNLV 13-10

2	0:02	BYU	Matt Payne 50-yard field goal	TIED 13-13

4	4:56	UNLV	Earvin Johnson 22-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick)	UNLV 20-13

4	0:29	BYU	Matt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	TIED 20-20

OT		BYU	Tody Christensen 15-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 27-20

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Boise State	14	14	8	14	50
BYU	2	0	10	0	12

Date: October 30
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 5:45 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 60,554
Game weather: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C), wind SW 5–8 mph (8.0–12.9 km/h)
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Dr. Jerry Punch

Scoring summary

1	11:56	BSU	Cam hall blocked punt recovery in the end zone (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 7-0

1	7:56	BSU	David Mikell 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 14-0

1	5:01	BYU	Team Safety	BSU 14-2

2	10:11	BSU	Wes Nurse 42-yard interception return (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 21-2

2	5:52	BSU	Tim Gilligan 28-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 28-2

3	9:27	BYU	Team Safety	BSU 28-4

3	2:04	BYU	Tafui Vakapuna 1-yard run (Tody Christensen run)	BSU 28-12

3	0:56	BSU	Tim Gilligan 4-yard run (Tim Gilligan run)	BSU 36-12

4	12:48	BSU	Ryan Dinwiddie 2-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 43-12

4	3:45	BSU	Tim Gilligan 27-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)	BSU 50-12

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	0	0	7	14
• Notre Dame	6	10	7	10	33

Date: November 15
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Game start: 2:56 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 80,795
Game weather: Cloudy, 39 °F (4 °C), winds S 7 mph (11 km/h)
Referee: Ken Flaherty
TV announcers (NBC/Westwood One): Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, Lewis Johnson (NBC)
Tony Roberts, Allen Pinkett (Westwood One)

Scoring summary

1	7:38	ND	D.J. Fitzpatrick 27-yard field goal	ND 3-0

1	6:17	BYU	Rey Brathwaite 18-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	BYU 7-3

1	0:56	ND	D.J. Fitzpatrick 31-yard field goal	BYU 7-6

2	3:38	ND	D.J. Fitzpatrick 34-yard field goal	ND 9-7

2	0:25	ND	Julius Jones 1-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)	ND 16-7

3	0:02	ND	Julius Jones 23-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)	ND 23-7

4	12:23	ND	D.J. Fitzpatrick 38-yard field goal	ND 26-7

4	7:27	BYU	Matt Berry 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)	ND 26-14

4	0:47	BYU	Julius Jones 13-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)	ND 33-14

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• UTAH	0	3	0	0	3
BYU	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 22
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 64,486
Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), Snow flurries, winds variable 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Clair Gausman
TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Bender, JC Pearson, Anne Marie Anderson

Source:

Scoring summary

2	4:13	UTAH	Nate Borreson 41-yard field goal	UTAH 3-0

References

^ "2003 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".

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