2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team explained

Year:2003
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference:Big East Conference
Conference Link:Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Short Conf:Big East
Record:8–5
Conf Record:6–1
Hc Year:3rd
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 63,500)
Champion:Big East co-champion
Bowl Result:L 7–41 vs. Maryland

The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Rodriguez and played their home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.

They rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the school's first since 1993. The team earned a trip to the 2004 Gator Bowl, where they lost a rematch to the rival Maryland Terrapins 41–7.