2003 Washington State Cougars football team


2003 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#1 USC †	7	–	1	12	–	1
#9 Washington State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Oregon	5	–	3	8	–	5
California	5	–	3	8	–	6
Oregon State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	4	6	–	6
UCLA	4	–	4	6	–	7
Arizona State	2	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	2	–	6	4	–	7
Arizona	1	–	7	2	–	10

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the college football season of 2003-2004. The team was led by first-year head coach Bill Doba, and played its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 p.m.	Idaho*		Seahawks Stadium • Seattle, WA (2003 Cougar Gridiron Classic)		W 25-0	50,113
September 6	11:30 a.m.	at #16 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 29-26 ^(OT)	80,795
September 13	12:30 p.m.	at #17 Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 47-26	48,116
September 20	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	#25	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 23-13	32,344
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at #15 Oregon	#21	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 55-16	57,473
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Arizona	#15	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 30-7	34,923
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Stanford	#6	Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA		W 24-14	48,526
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Oregon State	#6	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSN	W 36-30	35,117
November 1	4:00 p.m.	at #3 USC	#6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 43-16	82,478
November 8	4:00 p.m.	UCLA	#13	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 31-13	33,846
November 15	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	#8	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 34-19	30,423
November 22	4:00 p.m.	at Washington	#8	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (96th Apple Cup)	FSN	L 27-19	74,549
December 30	5:00 p.m.	vs. #6 Texas*	#14	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 28-20	61,102
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1892–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1970–1971) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Apple Cup (Washington) Battle of the Palouse (Idaho)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Washington State University Fight Song" Washington State University Cougar Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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