2003 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 2003 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Buddy Teevens.

2003 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Cubit (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 USC $		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 9 Washington State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon		5	–	3					8	–	5
California		5	–	3					8	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	4					6	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4					6	–	7
Arizona State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arizona		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 31–10	34,345
September 20	3:30 p.m.	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	KRON	W 18–14	61,446
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 17–28	71,875
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	FSN	L 21–44	68,341
October 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 6 Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 14–24	48,526
October 25	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 0–35	57,627
November 1	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 21–14	44,950
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	KRON	W 37–28	26,950
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 3–43	36,251
November 22	12:30 p.m.	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (106th Big Game)	KGO	L 16–28	67,950
November 29	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	L 7–57	46,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Coaching staff

• Buddy Teevens – Head coach
• David Kelly – Offensive coordinator and associate head coach and wide receivers
• Bill Cubit – Quarterbacks
• Wayne Moses – Running backs
• Tom Quinn – Tight ends and special teams and recruiting coordinator
• Steve Morton – Offensive line
• A.J. Christoff – Co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs
• Dave Tipton – Defensive tackles
• Peter McCarty – Defensive ends
• Tom Williams – Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers