2003 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season

2003 Houston Cougars football

Hawaii Bowl, L 48–54 vs. Hawaii

Conference| Conference USA
Record| 7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Art Briles (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Art Briles (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Ron Harris (1st season)
Home stadium| Robertson Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)

Seasons

<- 2002

2004 ->

2003 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Southern Miss $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 24 TCU |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Memphis |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Louisville |  | 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 7:00 pm| Rice*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| | W 48–14| 25,355
September 6| 11:00 am| at No. 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| No. 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 3OT| 25,551

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster[edit]

2003 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `10` | Kevin Kolb | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Art Briles

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References[edit]

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Houston Cougars football

Venues|

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

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Rice
* Texas Tech
* Tulsa

Culture & lore|

* Shasta
* "Cougar Fight Song"
* Spirit of Houston
* The Comeback Victory
* 2022 SMU game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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