2003 VMI Keydets football team

The 2003 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 113th year of football, and their first season in the Big South Conference.

2003 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–6 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach	Cal McCombs (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Johnny Burnett (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field

2003 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Gardner–Webb $		4	–	0					8	–	4
Liberty		3	–	1					6	–	6
VMI		2	–	2					6	–	6
Coastal Carolina		1	–	3					6	–	5
Charleston Southern		0	–	4					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–37	30,129
September 6	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 31–9	2,116
September 13	William & Mary*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 24–34	7,125
September 20	Norfolk State*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 34–9	7,840
September 27	Georgetown*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 42–14	6,137
October 4	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 28–31	12,273
October 11	Charleston Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 50–7	4,325
October 18	Gardner–Webb	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 25–37	4,732
October 25	at Richmond*	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 25–35	9,122
November 1	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	W 19–10	6,849
November 8	Austin Peay*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 48–7	5,872
November 15	vs. The Citadel*	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC (Military Classic of the South)	L 23–27	11,336
*Non-conference game