# 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2003 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Fresno State | Alma Mater |
| Pat Hill | Head coach | 7th as HC; 13th overall | UC Riverside (1973) |
| Frank Cignetti Jr. | Offensive coordinator | 2nd | Indiana (PA) (1988) |
| Dan Brown | Defensive coordinator | 7th | Boise State (1982) |
| John Baxter | Associate head coach/special teams/TE | 7th | Loras College (1985) |
| Kerry Locklin | Defensive line | 4th | New Mexico State (1982) |
| Tom Mason | Linebackers | 3rd | Eastern Washington (1982) |
| John Settle | Runningbacks | 5th | Appalachian State (1989) |
| Tim Simons | Wide receivers | 4th | Fresno State (1967) |
| Randy Stewart | Secondary | 3rd | Boise State (1980) |
| Dennis Wagner | Offensive line | 6th | Utah (1980) |
| Cory Undlin | Graduate Assistant | 1st | California Lutheran University (1994) |
| Derek Frazier | Graduate Assistant | | |
| Mike Sholiton | Football Operations Coordinator | | |
| Rich Tucker | Strength and Conditioning Coach | | |
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### Roster
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 12:00 pm | at No. 12 Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | ESPN2 | L 6–24 | 103,860 |
| September 5 | 7:00 pm | Oregon State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN | W 16–14 | 35,553 |
| September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | L 28–52 | 83,091 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | BSN | W 16–6 | 38,093 |
| September 27 | 7:00 pm | Portland State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 42–16 | 39,805 |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | at Colorado State* | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | BSN | L 10–34 | 32,620 |
| October 11 | 9:05 pm | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | BSN | L 28–55 | 41,153 |
| October 25 | 4:00 pm | Rice | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 31–28 | 39,462 |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | | W 20–11 | 14,014 |
| November 8 | 12:05 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | BSN | W 27–10 | 17,837 |
| November 15 | 4:00 pm | San Jose State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | | W 41–7 | 39,453 |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | No. 20 Boise State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can) | ESPN2 | L 17–31 | 39,252 |
| November 29 | 2:05 pm | at UTEP | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX | BSN | W 23–20 | 15,101 |
| December 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. UCLA* | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic) | ESPN2 | W 17–9 | 20,126 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 12 Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 12 Volunteers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### At No. 1 Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| No. 1 Sooners | 16 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 52 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Warriors | 10 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 55 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 31 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Mustangs | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### San Jose State

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

### No. 20 Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Broncos | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Miners | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### Vs. UCLA (Silicon Valley Classic)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |