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American college football season
The 2003 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by 13th-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni , the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big East. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York .
This was the last season in which Syracuse used the "Orangemen" nickname. Beginning with the 2004–05 school year, the school adopted its current nickname of Orange .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 6 1:30 pm at North Carolina * W 49–47 3OT 47,000
September 13 1:30 pm Louisville * L 20–3038,550
September 20 12:00 pm UCF * ESPN Plus W 38–1435,103
September 27 6:30 pm Toledo * W 34–736,083
October 11 12:00 pm at No. 4 Virginia Tech ESPN L 7–5165,115
October 18 12:00 pm Boston College ESPN Plus W 39–1445,313
October 25 12:00 pm at Pittsburgh ESPN Plus L 14–3461,421
November 8 1:30 pm Temple W 41–1743,149
November 15 12:00 pm at No. 14 Miami (FL) ESPN Plus L 10–1748,130
November 22 12:00 pm No. 25 West Virginia ESPN2 L 23–3441,801
November 29 12:00 pm at Rutgers L 7–2418,563
December 6 1:00 pm Notre Dame * ABC W 38–1248,170
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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