| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Location | Result | Attendence | Time | Length | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/2003 | Western Carolina * | AP: 16, Coaches': 13 | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 59 - 20 | 53,800 | 6 PM | 60 min. | ||
| 9/6/2003 | at Wake Forest | AP: 14, Coaches': 11 | Groves Stadium - Winston-Salem, NC | L, 24 - 38 | 35,741 | 12 PM | 60 min. | ||
| 9/13/2003 | at Ohio State (AP: 3, Coaches': 3) * | AP: 24, Coaches: 22 | Ohio Stadium - Columbus, OH | L, 38 - 44 (3 OT) | 104,890 | 12 PM | 60+ min. | ||
| 9/20/2003 | Texas Tech * | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 49 - 21 | 53,800 | 12 PM | 60 min. | Homecoming | ||
| 9/27/2003 | North Carolina | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 47 - 34 | 53,800 | 2 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 10/4/2003 | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium - Atlanta, GA | L, 21 - 29 | 50,113 | 12 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 10/11/2003 | Connecticut * | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 31 - 24 | 50,119 | 1 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 10/16/2003 | Clemson | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 17 - 15 | 53,800 | 7:45 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 10/25/2003 | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium - Durham, NC | W, 28 - 21 | 27,614 | 1 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 11/1/2003 | Virginia | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | W, 51 - 37 | 53,800 | 3:30 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 11/15/2003 | at Florida State (AP: 13, Coaches': 11, BCS: 13) | Doak Campbell Stadium - Tallahassee, FL | L, 44 - 50 (2 OT) | 83,854 | 3:30 PM | 60+ min. | |||
| 11/22/2003 | Maryland | Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC | L, 24 - 26 | 53,800 | 3:30 PM | 60 min. | |||
| 12/22/2003 | vs Kansas * | Florida Citrus Bowl - Orlando, FL (N) | W, 56 - 26 | 26,482 | 5:30 PM | 60 min. | Mazda Tangerine Bowl |
* Non-conference games
Last updated: 11/8/2023