The 2003 edition to the Continental Tire Bowl featured the Pittsburgh Panthers, and the Virginia Cavaliers. The game was the second edition to this bowl game. The game was played on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST. The win by Virginia, made them 2-0 all time in the game. Virginia scored first on a 52 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Schaub to tight end Heath Miller, to take an early 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Pittsburgh got on board with a 7 yard touchdown pass from Rod Rutherford to wide receiver Princell Brockenbrough to tie the game at 7.