2003 Houston Cougars football team

2003 Houston Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 48–54 vs. Hawaii
Conference Conference USA
2003 record 7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach Art Briles
Defensive coordinator Ron Harris
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Southern Miss †   8 – 0         9 – 4  
#24 TCU   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Louisville   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Memphis   5 – 3         9 – 4  
South Florida   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Houston   4 – 4         7 – 6  
UAB   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Cincinnati   2 – 6         5 – 7  
East Carolina   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Army   0 – 8         0 – 13  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 58th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by first year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM Rice* Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic) W 48–14   25,355
September 6 11:00 AM at #5 Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 3–50   109,580
September 13 7:00 PM at Louisiana–Lafayette* Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 21–14   11,127
September 20 7:00 PM Mississippi State* Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX W 42–35   26,233
September 30 6:30 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN2 W 27–13   33,250
October 11 1:30 PM at Tulane Tad Gormley Stadium • Lafayette, LA W 45–42   27,420
October 18 7:00 PM Memphis Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–45   22,623
October 25 7:00 PM #15 TCU Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX L 55–62   21,136
November 8 4:00 PM Southern Miss Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX L 10–31   20,377
November 15 12:00 PM at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 34–14   31,638
November 22 2:00 PM at Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY L 45–66   33,268
November 29 4:00 PM UAB Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX W 56–28   15,120
December 25 7:00 PM vs. Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) ESPN L 48–54   25,551
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/hou-m-footbl-2003.html