2003 UMass Minutemen football team

2003 UMass Minutemen football
A10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 719 vs. Colgate
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record103 (81 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNeil McGrath (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Delaware +^  8 1   15 1  
No. 11 UMass +^  8 1   10 3  
No. 20 Northeastern  6 3   8 4  
No. 25 Villanova  5 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   5 5  
James Madison  4 5   6 6  
New Hampshire  3 6   5 7  
Rhode Island  3 6   4 8  
Hofstra  2 6   2 10  
Richmond  1 8   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2003 season was Whipple's last with UMass. He left to take the position of quarterbacks coach with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers after the season. It was a successful year for Whipple and the Minutemen as they returned to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the first time since 1999 by virtue of winning the A-10 Conference championship. UMass finished the season with a record of 103 overall and 81 in conference play.