# 2003 Army Black Knights football team

The 2003 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Black Knights compiled a 0–13 record, becoming the first major college football program to finish 0–13. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 34–6.
The Black Knights struggled on both offense and defense, being outscored by a combined total of 476 to 206. Army was shutout twice during the season, which happened in back-to-back games. The Black Knights would be competitive in two games, losing by six to East Carolina (32–38) after a comeback attempt fell just short then lost by four the following week to Cincinnati (29–33), giving up what would be the game-winning touchdown midway through the 4th quarter.
Todd Berry began the year in his fourth season as the team's head coach. Berry coached the first six games before being fired following a 10–34 loss to Louisville, finishing his career at Army with an overall record of 5–35. Berry's winning percentage of .125 is the lowest of any Army head coach who coached for more than six games. Defensive line coach John Mumford was named interim head coach for the final seven games. Mumford would be retained by the Black Knights' next head coach, Bobby Ross, as well as his predecessor, Stan Brock, serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2004 to 2008.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Connecticut* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | | L 21–48 | 30,523 |
| September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | ESPN Plus | L 21–36 | 30,035 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | ESPN Plus | L 33–50 | 27,024 |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | South Florida | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (College GameDay) | RNN | L 0–28 | 30,509 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 TCU | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPN2 | L 0–27 | 39,282 |
| October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | L 10–34 | 40,432 |
| October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | | L 32–38 | 35,032 |
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN Plus | L 29–33 | 22,025 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | | L 9–24 | 22,020 |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | | L 3–31 | 50,108 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | | L 14–34 | 31,638 |
| November 22 | | at Hawaii* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | KFVE | L 28–59 | |
| December 6 | | vs. Navy* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | L 6–34 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Statistics | CONN | ARMY |
| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Total yards | 481 | 244 |
| Rushing yards | 164 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 317 | 200 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:04 | 33:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 26/36, 317 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Terry Caulley | 18 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Shaun Feldeisen | 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| Army | Passing | Zac Dahman | 17/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Army | Rushing | Carlton Jones | 15 rushes, 48 yards |
| Army | Receiving | Aaron Alexander | 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 7 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 50 |
| Black Knights | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tulane | Passing |
| Tulane | Rushing |
| Tulane | Receiving |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| South Florida | Passing |
| South Florida | Rushing |
| South Florida | Receiving |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |

### At No. 20 TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Horned Frogs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |
| TCU | Passing |
| TCU | Rushing |
| TCU | Receiving |

### At Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |
| Louisville | Passing |
| Louisville | Rushing |
| Louisville | Receiving |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| East Carolina | Passing |
| East Carolina | Rushing |
| East Carolina | Receiving |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |
| Cincinnati | Passing |
| Cincinnati | Rushing |
| Cincinnati | Receiving |

### At UAB

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Blazers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |
| UAB | Passing |
| UAB | Rushing |
| UAB | Receiving |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Falcons | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| Statistics | ARMY | AFA |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Total yards | 199 | 446 |
| Rushing yards | 141 | 372 |
| Passing yards | 58 | 74 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:59 | 36:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | Zac Dahman | 9/27, 63 yards, 2 INT |
| Army | Rushing | Carlton Jones | 20 rushes, 90 yards |
| Army | Receiving | Aaron Alexander | 2 receptions, 22 yards |
| Air Force | Passing | Chance Harridge | 8/12, 71 yards |
| Air Force | Rushing | Chance Harridge | 12 rushes, 80 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Kris Holstege | 2 receptions, 28 yards |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston | Passing |
| Houston | Rushing |
| Houston | Receiving |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Warriors | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Army | Passing |
| Army | Rushing |
| Army | Receiving |
| Hawaii | Passing |
| Hawaii | Rushing |
| Hawaii | Receiving |

### Vs. Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Statistics | NAVY | ARMY |
| First downs | 24 | 13 |
| Total yards | 414 | 198 |
| Rushing yards | 359 | 83 |
| Passing yards | 55 | 115 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:15 | 24:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Navy | Passing | Craig Candeto | 4/9, 55 yards, INT |
| Navy | Rushing | Kyle Eckel | 29 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Eric Roberts | 2 receptions, 31 yards |
| Army | Passing | Zac Dahman | 16/31, 115 yards, 2 INT |
| Army | Rushing | Carlton Jones | 16 rushes, 39 yards, TD |
| Army | Receiving | Aaron Alexander | 5 receptions, 60 yards |