2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Houston Bowl champion

Houston Bowl, W 38–14 vs. Navy

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| South Division
Record| 8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Mike Leach (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Jones SBC Stadium

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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in fourth place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated Navy in the 2003 Houston Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 552 to 442.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Quarterback B. J. Symons totaled 5,833 passing yards and received the Sammy Baugh Trophy,[1][2] and Wes Welker totaled 1,099 receiving yards and received the Mosi Tatupu Award.[3]

## Schedule

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

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August 30| 6:00 PM| SMU*|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | W 58–10| 44,364
September 6| 6:00 PM| New Mexico*|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | W 42–28| 45,844
September 20| 11:00 AM| at NC State*|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| ESPN2| L 21–49| 53,800
September 27| 6:00 PM| at Ole Miss*|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| | W 49–45| 54,649
October 4| 9:00 PM| Texas A&M|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| FSN| W 59–28| 51,772
October 11| 6:00 PM| Iowa State|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | W 59–21| 49,627
October 18| 2:30 PM| at No. 23 Oklahoma State|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| ABC| L 49–51| 48,500
October 25| 11:30 AM| at Missouri|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| FSN| L 31–62| 60,192
November 1| 6:00 PM| Colorado|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| FSN| W 26–21| 52,908
November 8| 2:00 PM| at Baylor|

* Floyd Casey Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| | W 62–14| 33,102
November 15| 6:00 PM| at No. 7 Texas|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| FSN| L 40–43| 83,596
November 22| 2:30 PM| No. 1 Oklahoma|

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| ABC| L 25–56| 53,135
December 30| 3:30 PM| vs. Navy*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)

| ESPN| W 38–14| 51,068

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

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## Personnel

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2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

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

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WR | `82` | Carlos Francis | Sr
WR | `88` | Jarrett Hicks | Fr
QB | `2` | B. J. Symons | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Mike Leach

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries

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### Texas A&M

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Texas A&M | 0 | 14| 0| 14 | 28
• Texas Tech | 17 | 14| 21| 7 | 59

* Date: October 4
* Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Game start: 9:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 51,772
* TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

| Scoring summary

1| 12:29| TTU| Nehemiah Glover 17 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 7–0
1| 9:01| TTU| Nehemiah Glover 19 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 14–0
1| 1:37| TTU| Keith Toogood 21 yard field goal| Texas Tech 17–0
2| 9:12| TA&M| Courtney Lewis 3 yard run (Todd Pegram kick)| Texas Tech 17–7
2| 5:36| TTU| Wes Welker 48 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 24–7
2| 2:06| TA&M| Jamar Taylor 4 yard pass from Reggie McNeal (Todd Pegram kick)| Texas Tech 24–14
2| :51| TTU| Jarrett Hicks 13 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 31–14
3| 13:50| TTU| Taurean Henderson 14 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 38–14
3| 10:54| TTU| Nehemiah Glover 15 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 45–14
3| 2:38| TTU| Mickey Peters 8 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 52–14
4| 13:20| TA&M| Courtney Lewis 16 yard run (Todd Pegram kick)| Texas Tech 52–21
4| 11:48| TTU| Wes Welker 16 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)| Texas Tech 59–21
4| 10:03| TA&M| L'Tydrick Riley 37 yard pass from Dustin Long (Todd Pegram kick)| Texas Tech 59–28

* B.J. Symons 34/46, 505 Yards, 8 TDs (Big 12 record)[5]

### Colorado

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Colorado | 14 | 0| 0| 7 | 21
• Texas Tech | 0 | 12| 14| 0 | 26

* Date: November 1
* Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 52,908
* TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

| Scoring summary

Q1| | COL| McCoy 32 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)| COL 7–0
Q1| | COL| Jolly 1 yard run (Crosby kick)| COL 14–0
Q2| | TTU| Toogood 37 yard field goal| COL 14–3
Q2| | TTU| Welker 58 yard punt return (kick failed)| COL 14–9
Q2| | TTU| Toogood 24 yard field goal| COL 14–12
Q3| | TTU| Welker 13 yard pass from Symons (Toogood kick)| TTU 19–14
Q3| | TTU| Henderson 10 yard run (Toogood kick)| TTU 26–14
Q4| | COL| McCoy 8 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)| TTU 26–21

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## References

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1. ^ a b "2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
2. ^ "Sammy Baugh Trophy Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
3. ^ "Welker reflects on Tatupu". ESPN.com. February 24, 2010.
4. ^ "2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
5. ^ "Texas Tech QB Oasses for 505 Yards, Eight TDs". ESPN. October 4, 2003. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
6. ^ "Symons Intercepted Five Times". ESPN. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

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