2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

2003 Kansas Jayhawks football

Tangerine Bowl, L 26–56 vs. NC State

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North
Record| 6–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Mark Mangino (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Nick Quartaro (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Young (2nd season)
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,071)

Seasons

<- 2002

2004 ->

2003 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Nebraska |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Missouri |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Kansas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Colorado |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 12 Texas |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Oklahoma State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Texas Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Texas A&M |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Baylor |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Mark Mangino and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Schedule

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

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August 30| 6:00 p.m.| Northwestern*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | L 20–28| 27,775
September 6| 6:00 p.m.| UNLV*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 46–24| 33,980
September 13| 3:00 p.m.| at Wyoming*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, Wyoming

| | W 42–35| 18,329
September 20| 6:00 p.m.| Jacksonville State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 41–6| 34,712
September 27| 11:30 a.m.| Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas (Border War)

| FSN| W 35–14| 50,071
October 11| 2:30 p.m.| at Colorado|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado

| | L 47–50 OT| 50,477
October 18| 1:00 p.m.| Baylor|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 28–21| 40,088
October 25| 1:10 p.m.| at Kansas State|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)

| | L 6–42| 51,614
November 1| 12:30 p.m.| at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, Texas

| | L 33–45| 68,487
November 8| 2:30 p.m.| No. 19 Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)

| FSN| L 3–24| 50,107
November 15| 1:00 p.m.| at Oklahoma State|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, Oklahoma

| | L 21–44| 40,850
November 22| 1:00 p.m.| Iowa State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, Kansas

| | W 36–7| 34,518
December 22| 4:30 p.m.| vs. NC State*|

* Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)

| ESPN| L 26–56| 26,482

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

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## Roster

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2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster

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

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QB | `4` | Bill Whittemore | Sr
QB | `14` | Brian Luke |  So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `45` | Kevin Kane | So
DE | `92` | David McMillan | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Mark Mangino

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2003-12-12

## Game summaries

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### Tangerine Bowl

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Main article: 2003 Tangerine Bowl

See also: 2003 NC State Wolfpack football team

## References

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1. ^ "2003 Schedule". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on February 28, 2004. Retrieved October 5, 2012.

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Kansas Jayhawks football

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* McCook Field (1892–1920)
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* Arrowhead Stadium (2024)
* Children's Mercy Park (2024)

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* Missouri: Border War
* Nebraska

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