| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo* | | | W 24–10 | 25,011 |
| September 6 | 3:40 pm | at Michigan State* | | ESPN Plus | L 28–44 | 72,579 |
| September 13 | 3:30 pm | at Army* | | ESPN Plus | W 36–21 | 30,035 |
| September 27 | 7:00 pm | Navy* | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| ESPN Plus | W 48–27 | 32,382 |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Virginia Tech | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| ESPN Plus | L 22–48 | 28,956 |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | | ESPN Plus | L 19–34 | 50,896 |
| October 18 | 1:30 pm | Pittsburgh | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | L 32–42 | 28,101 |
| October 25 | 1:00 pm | at Temple | | | W 30–14 | 18,376 |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut* | | ESPN Plus | L 31–38 | 40,000 |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | Boston College | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| ESPN Plus | L 25–35 | 31,019 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | | ESPN Plus | L 10–34 | 39,572 |
| November 29 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse | - Rutgers Stadium
- Piscataway, NJ
| | W 24–7 | 18,563 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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| 2003 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team roster |
| Players |
Coaches |
| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster |