2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 28–31 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Les Miles (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Gundy (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Bill Clay (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium

2003 Big 12 Conference football standings

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 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Les Miles, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12's South Division. Oklahoma State was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Cowboys lost to the Ole Miss. The team played home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 7–17	78,058
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 48–24	44,158
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Southwest Missouri State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 42–3	42,152
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	FSN	W 52–6	27,106
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 56–3	44,700
October 11	11:30 a.m.	No. 22 Kansas State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 38–34	46,087
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 23	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 51–49	48,500
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 38–10	79,153
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series, College GameDay)	ABC	L 9–52	84,027
November 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Texas	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 16–55	47,660
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Kansas		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 44–21	40,850
November 22	11:30 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 24	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 38–21	23,763
January 2	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Ole Miss*	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	L 28–31	73,928
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	17	21	14	0	52
SMU	0	0	6	0	6

Date: September 20
Location: Gerald Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (color) & John Rhadigan (sideline)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	3	7	3	8	21
• Oklahoma State	3	13	21	7	44

Vernand Morency, starting in place for an injured Tatum Bell, rushed for a career-best 269 yards and three touchdowns.

^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ "2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ "2003 Football Schedule". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ "Oklahoma State 44, Kansas 21". ESPN. November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.


1	10:10	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 2 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 7-0

1	4:11	Oklahoma St	Luke Phillips 32 yard field goal	Oklahoma St 10-0

1	1:22	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 10 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 17-0

2	14:40	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 34 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 24-0

2	12:43	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 32 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 31-0

2	8:41	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 25 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 38-0

3	13:31	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 5 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	Oklahoma St 45-0

3	10:19	SMU	Matt Rushbrook 5 yard pass from Tate Wallis (run failed)	Oklahoma St 45-6

3	4:53	Oklahoma St	Rashaun Woods 11 yard pass from Josh Fields (Brent Baisden kick)	Oklahoma St 52-6


Q1	11:20	OKST	Luke Phillips 34 yard field goal	OKST 3–0

Q1	4:48	KAN	Jerod Brooks 20 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	10:41	OKST	Vernand Morency 5 yard run (Luke Phillips kick)	OKST 10–3

Q2	5:39	KAN	Moderick Johnson 13 yard pass from Brian Luke (Jerod Brooks kick)	Tie 10–10

Q2	3:01	OKST	Luke Phillips 20 yard field goal	OKST 13–10

Q2	1:08	OKST	Luke Phillips 24 yard field goal	OKST 16–10

Q3	11:52	KAN	Jerod Brooks 21 yard field goal	OKST 16–13

Q3	10:19	OKST	Vernand Morency 19 yard run (Luke Phillips kick)	OKST 23–13

Q3	6:40	OKST	Shawn Willis 4 yard run (Luke Phillips kick)	OKST 30–13

Q3	2:27	OKST	Vernand Morency 6 yard run (Luke Phillips kick)	OKST 37–13

Q4	14:55	OKST	Rashaun Woods 8 yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick)	OKST 44–13

Q4	:50	KAN	Mark Simmons 19 yard pass from Brian Luke (Mark Simmons pass from Brian Luke)	OKST 44–21

Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Tulsa
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band 1951 Drake game 2011 Iowa State game 2015 homecoming parade attack
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