# 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 2003 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They were coached by head coach Fitz Hill.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 23 | 3:00 pm | Grambling State* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Literacy Classic) | ESPN2 | W 29–0 | 31,681 |
| August 30 | 3:00 pm | at Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | L 3–65 | 90,011 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | at Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | | L 10–31 | 34,345 |
| September 18 | 7:00 pm | Nevada | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | FSNBA | L 20–42 | 10,173 |
| October 4 | 5:00 pm | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | | L 24–28 | 15,153 |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | SMU | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | KICU | W 31–14 | 12,403 |
| October 25 | 12:05 pm | at Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | | L 14–77 | 26,062 |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | Hawaii | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game) | FSNBA, KFVE | L 10–13 | 13,523 |
| November 8 | 2:05 pm | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | KICU | W 69–41 | 18,095 |
| November 15 | 4:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | | L 7–41 | 39,453 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | Tulsa | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | | L 32–34 | 7,618 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 29 |

### At Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gators | 3 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 65 |

### At Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |

### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartans | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Broncos | 17 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 77 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Spartans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 13 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 69 |
| Miners | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Spartans | 6 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 32 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at San Jose State |
| Fitz Hill | Head coach | 3rd |
| Earl Buckingham | Assistant head coach / defensive line | 3rd |
| Charlie Roche | Offensive coordinator / offensive line | 3rd |
| Chris Wilkerson | Defensive coordinator / safeties | 2nd |
| Keith Allen | Special teams coordinator / defensive ends | 2nd |
| Barry Lunney Jr. | Quarterbacks coach | 1st |
| Charles Nash | Running backs coach | 3rd |
| Keith Williams | Wide receivers coach | 3rd |
| Kenwick Thompson | Linebackers coach / recruiting coordinator | 3rd |
| Edmund Jones | Cornerbacks coach | 1st |
| Kyle O'Quinn | Assistant director of athletics – Football operations | 3rd |