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
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 58th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by first year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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 CarolinaESPN2W 27–1333,250
October 111:30 pmat TulaneW 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
November 1512:00 pmat ArmyW 34–1431,638
November 222:00 pmat LouisvilleL 45–6633,268
November 294:00 pmUAB
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 56–2815,120
December 257:00 pmvs. Hawaii*ESPNL 48–54 3OT25,551
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References