2003 Washington State Cougars football team

2003 Washington State Cougars football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Texas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Levenseller (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 USC $   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 9 Washington State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon   5 – 3     8 – 5  
California   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Oregon State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UCLA   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Arizona State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Arizona   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Doba, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished second in the Pac-10 behind champion USC. Washington State was invited to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, where the Cougars defeated fifth-ranked Texas and moved up to ninth in the final rankings. The team played home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:30 pmvs. Idaho*
FSNNWW 25–050,113[1][2]
September 611:30 amat No. 19 Notre Dame*
NBCL 26–29 OT80,795[3]
September 1312:30 pmat No. 17 Colorado*
W 47–2648,116[4]
September 202:00 pmNew Mexico*No. 24
W 23–1332,344
September 2712:30 pmat No. 10 OregonNo. 21
ABCW 55–1657,473[5]
October 42:00 pmArizonadaggerNo. 14
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 30–734,923
October 182:00 pmat StanfordNo. 6
W 24–1448,526
October 253:30 pmOregon StateNo. 6
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
FSNW 36–3035,117
November 14:00 pmat No. 3 USCNo. 6
ABCL 16–4382,478[6]
November 84:00 pmUCLANo. 12
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ABCW 31–1333,846
November 1512:30 pmArizona StateNo. 8
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
ABCW 34–1930,423
November 224:00 pmat WashingtonNo. 8
FSNL 19–2774,549[7][8]
December 305:00 pmvs. No. 5 Texas*No. 15
ESPNW 28–2061,102[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV2421141266612881615159
CoachesRVRVRV2521151266613881414149
BCSNot released98151010151616Not released

References

  1. ^ Bauer, Doug (August 31, 2003). "Cougs grind UI down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  2. ^ Fox, Tom (September 1, 2003). "Cougar ground control". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Fox, Tom (September 8, 2003). "Wasted chances in Doba's return home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Clark, Bob (September 28, 2003). "Ducks lay egg at Autzen". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. D1.
  6. ^ Fox, Tom (November 3, 2003). "Washington State drubbed by USC". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
  7. ^ Korte, Tim (November 23, 2003). "Huskies re-establish dominance". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D9.
  8. ^ Fox, Tom (November 24, 2003). "UW wins...again". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Montana. p. 1B.
  9. ^ Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2003). "Cougalicious". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  10. ^ Fox, Tom (December 31, 2003). "Happy Holiday". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.