2003 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2003 Washington State Cougars football Washington State Football Helmet 2000-2010.png 200 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 9 9 10–3 6–2 Bill Doba 1st Mike Levenseller 3rd Spread Robb Akey 1st 4–3 Martin Stadium Holiday Bowl champion Holiday Bowl W 28–20 vs. Texas 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, finishing 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 2003 AP Pacific August 30 7:30 pm w y y Idaho Seahawks Stadium Seattle, WA Battle of the Palouse, Cougar Gridiron Classic FSNNW 25–0 50,113 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6jAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4247%2C4614008 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Bauer Doug Cougs grind UI down August 31, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ItEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2382%2C60375 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Fox Tom Cougar ground control September 1, 2003 1B September 6 11:30 am l y y Notre Dame 19 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 26–29 OT 80,795 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ItEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4789%2C979695 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Fox Tom Wasted chances in Doba's return home September 8, 2003 1B September 13 12:30 pm w y y Colorado 17 Folsom Field Boulder, CO 47–26 48,116 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5rdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3563%2C3474816 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho staff and wire reports A Boulder landslide September 14, 2003 1B September 20 2:00 pm w y 24 New Mexico Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 23–13 32,344 September 27 12:30 pm w y 21 Oregon 10 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ABC 55–16 57,473 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6415%2C6667887 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Clark Bob Ducks lay egg at Autzen September 28, 2003 D1 October 4 2:00 pm w y 14 Arizona Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 30–7 34,923 October 18 2:00 pm w y 6 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 24–14 48,526 October 25 3:30 pm w 6 Oregon State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSN 36–30 35,117 November 1 4:00 pm l y 6 USC 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles ABC 16–43 82,478 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e8YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6564%2C4477274 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Fox Tom Washington State drubbed by USC November 3, 2003 1B November 8 4:00 pm w 12 UCLA Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 31–13 33,846 November 15 12:30 pm w 8 Arizona State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC 34–19 30,423 November 22 4:00 pm l y 8 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Apple Cup FSN 19–27 74,549 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4860%2C5772043 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Korte Tim Huskies re-establish dominance November 23, 2003 D9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t04tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4642%2C1119901 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Montana Fox Tom UW wins...again November 24, 2003 1B December 30, 2003 5:00 pm w y y 15 Texas 5 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 28–20 61,102 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=459fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4327%2C4275660 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Cougalicious December 31, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mcYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ONEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2012%2C3873543 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Fox Tom Happy Holiday December 31, 2003 1B Rankings 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 RV RV RV 24 21 14 12 6 6 6 12 8 8 16 15 15 9 Coaches 0 16 RV RV RV 25 21 15 12 6 6 6 13 8 8 14 14 14 9 BCS 8 15 9 8 15 10 10 15 16 16 References Washington State Category:Washington State Cougars football seasons Category:Holiday Bowl champion seasons Washington State Cougars football