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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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