2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Florida State $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Maryland		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 22 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	8
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. N.C. State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2003 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Western Carolina*	No. 16	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 59–20	53,800
September 6	12:00 pm	at Wake Forest	No. 14	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–38	35,741
September 13	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Ohio State*	No. 24	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ABC	L 38–44 3OT	104,890
September 20	12:00 pm	Texas Tech*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN2	W 49–21	53,800
September 27	2:00 pm	North Carolina		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)	PPV	W 47–34	53,800
October 4	12:00 pm	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	JPS	L 21–29	50,113
October 11	1:00 pm	Connecticut*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 31–24	50,119
October 16	7:45 pm	Clemson		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–15	53,800
October 25	1:00 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 28–21	27,614
November 1	3:30 pm	Virginia		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	W 51–37	53,800
November 15	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	ABC	L 44–50 2OT	83,854
November 22	3:30 pm	Maryland		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 24–26	53,800
December 22	6:30 pm	vs. Kansas*		Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–26	26,482
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2003 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Philip Rivers Sr RB 44 T. A. McLendon So G 54 Sean Locklear Sr WR 82 Jerricho Cotchery Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 8 Victor Stephens Sr DE 9 Mario Williams Fr DB 14 Dovonte Edwards Jr DB 22 Greg Golden Jr CB 28 Lamont Reid Jr DB 36 Andre Maddox Jr LB 50 Stephen Tulloch Fr LB 91 Manny Lawson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 21 Adam Kiker Sr	Head coach Chuck Amato Coordinators/assistant coaches Noel Mazzone – Offensive coordinator/tight ends Doc Holliday – Asst. Head coach/Wide receivers Mike Barry – Offensive line Curt Cignetti – Quarterbacks Dick Portee – Running backs Manny Diaz – Linebackers Todd Stroud – Strength and conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NC State at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total No. 24 Wolfpack 0 7 0 17 7 7 0 38 • No. 3 Buckeyes 14 0 3 7 7 7 6 44 Date: September 13 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 104,890 TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline) Source: ESPN

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• Philip Rivers – ACC Offensive Player of the Year

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Notes
Philip Rivers	Quarterback	1	4	New York Giants	Traded to San Diego Chargers
Sean Locklear	Guard	3	84	Seattle Seahawks
Jerricho Cotchery	Wide receiver	4	108	New York Jets

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