2003 BYU Cougars football team

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

2003 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2003 record	4–8 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Gary Crowton
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 64,045)

2003 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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, wind W 5 mph 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, wind 6 mph 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, clear and windy, winds E 20 mph 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, wind NW 5-10 mph 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, wind WSW 5 mph 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, clear and windy, winds W 4 mph 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, wind S 4 mph 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, Sunny 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 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, wind SW 5-8 mph 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, winds S 7 mph 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, Snow flurries, winds variable 15 mph 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

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