2003 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2003

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv =

| score = 37–10

| attend = 30,129

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = TCU

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv =

| score = 3–17

| attend = 35,688

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv =

| score = 39–7

| attend = 27,627

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 27–48

| attend = 32,382

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = FedExField

| site_cityst = Landover, MD

| gamename = Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

| tv = HDNet

| score = 28–25

| attend = 30,623

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| tv =

| score = 37–27

| attend = 25,417

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 38–6

| attend = 27,832

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 3 (I-AA)

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv = HDNet

| score = 17–21

| attend = 34,982

| source = {{cite news|title=Hard Road To 8-0|newspaper=The News Journal|date=October 26, 2003|pages=D1, D6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-hard-road-to-8-0/166661686/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv = HDNet

| score = 35–17

| attend = 27,417

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = NBC

| score = 24–27

| attend = 80,795

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv =

| score = 63–24

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 6

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| tv = CBS

| score = 34–6

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 30

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Reliant Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = Houston Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 14–38

| attend = 51,068

}}

}}

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{{American football roster/Header

| year = 2003

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Sr|first=Craig|last=Candeto|pos=QB|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach =

• Paul Johnson

| asst_coach =

• Brian Bohannon (wide receivers)

| roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030810120735/http://www.navysports.com/sports/football/roster.asp

| accessdate=

}}

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