2003 UCF Golden Knights football team

The 2003 UCF Golden Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. After signing a three-year contract extension to begin the season, head coach Mike Kruczek was fired following a 3–7 start. Kruczek was replaced on an interim basis by Assistant coach and former player Alan Gooch who finished out the dismal 3-9 season.

2003 UCF Golden Knights football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
2003 record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coachMike Kruczek (6th year)
Alan Gooch (Interim)
Home stadiumCitrus Bowl
(Capacity: 65,438)
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 Miami x$  8 0     13 1  
Marshall  6 2     8 4  
Akron  5 3     7 5  
Kent State  4 4     5 7  
UCF  2 6     3 9  
Ohio  1 7     2 10  
Buffalo  1 7     1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x  7 1     11 3  
Northern Illinois  6 2     10 2  
Toledo  6 2     8 4  
Western Michigan  4 4     5 7  
Ball State  3 5     4 8  
Eastern Michigan  2 6     3 9  
Central Michigan  1 7     3 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

2003 marked the Golden Knights second season in the Mid-American Conference, in the East Division.

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00pmat No. 9 Virginia Tech*ESPNL 28–4965,115
September 136:00pmFlorida Atlantic*
W 33–2926,901
September 2012:00pmat Syracuse*ESPNL 14–3835,103
September 272:00pmat Kent StateL 16–366,728
October 46:00pmBuffalo
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 19–1022,540
October 112:00pmat OhioL 0–2821,109
October 186:00pmat AkronL 24–388,113
October 254:00pmCentral Michigan
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 31–1320,523
November 11:00pmat West Virginia*
L 18–3642,712
November 812:00pmat Eastern MichiganL 13–295,150
November 197:30pmMarshall
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
ESPN2L 7–2118,141
November 281:00pmNo. 15 Miami (OH)
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 21–5612,902
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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