2003 Houston Cougars football team

2003 Houston Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 48–54 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorRon Harris (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
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 represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Art Briles, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in C-USA. Houston was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where the Cougars lost to Hawaii. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmRice*
W 48–1425,355
September 611:00 amat No. 5 Michigan*
ESPNL 3–50109,580
September 137:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*
W 21–1411,127
September 207:00 pmMississippi State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–3526,233
September 306:30 pmat East Carolina
ESPN2W 27–1333,250[1]
October 111:30 pmat Tulane
W 45–4227,420
October 187:00 pmMemphis
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–4522,623
October 257:00 pmNo. 15 TCU
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 55–6221,136
November 84:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–3120,377[2]
November 1512:00 pmat Army
W 34–1431,638
November 222:00 pmat Louisville
L 45–6633,268
November 294:00 pmUAB
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–2815,120[3]
December 257:00 pmvs. Hawaii*
ESPNL 48–54 3OT25,551
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2003 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Kevin Kolb Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "ECU fails to halt losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagle offense finds groove Golden Eagles rolling along in C-USA play". Hattiesburg American. November 9, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Houston soars past UAB, 56–28". The Marshall News Messenger. November 30, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Houston Cougars Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "2003 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". University of Houston. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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