2003–04 NCAA football bowl games

College football postseason game series August 2023 2003 Sugar Bowl Game 2004 from Flickr 29799042.jpg Gameplay during the BCS National Championship Sugar Bowl for the 2003 season 28 5 December 16, 2003 January 4, 2004 2004 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana LSU Tigers (BCS/Coaches) & USC Trojans (AP) ACC Big Ten 8 3 5 5 Big 12 8 2 6 5 SEC 7 5 2 5 ACC 6 5 1 2 Pac-10 6 4 2 2 Big East 5 2 3 2 Conference USA 5 1 4 1 WAC 4 3 1 1 Mountain West 3 1 2 1 MAC 2 2 0 1 Sun Belt 1 0 1 0 Independents 1 0 1 0 The 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2003 and January 2004 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 16, 2003, and concluded on January 31, 2004, with the season-ending Gridiron Classic. A total of 28 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. To fill the 56 available bowl slots, four teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all four had a .500 (6–6) season. While teams that did not have winning seasons were invited to bowl games, seven teams with winning records were left out: Northern Illinois (10–2); Connecticut (9-3); Marshall and Toledo (both 8–4); Air Force and Akron (both 7–5); and South Florida (7–4). Poll rankings The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. The AP column represents rankings per the AP Poll,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25995799/ap_poll/ AP Poll Tampa Bay Times 49 December 8, 2003 December 5, 2018 newspapers.com while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25996683/bowl_championship_series_rankings/ Bowl Championship Series Rankings Tampa Bay Times 49 December 8, 2003 December 5, 2018 newspapers.com AP BCS Team W–L Bowl 1 3 USC Trojans 11–1 Rose Bowl 2 2 LSU Tigers 12–1 Sugar Bowl 3 1 Oklahoma Sooners 12–1 Sugar Bowl 4 4 Michigan Wolverines 10–2 Rose Bowl 5 6 Texas Longhorns 10–2 Holiday Bowl 6 8 Tennessee Volunteers 10–2 Peach Bowl 7 5 Ohio State Buckeyes 10–2 Fiesta Bowl 8 10 Kansas State Wildcats 11–3 Fiesta Bowl 9 7 Florida State Seminoles 10–2 Orange Bowl 10 9 Miami Hurricanes 10–2 Orange Bowl 11 12 Georgia Bulldogs 10–3 Capital One Bowl 12 14 Purdue Boilermakers 9–3 Capital One Bowl 13 13 Iowa Hawkeyes 9–3 Outback Bowl 14 11 Miami (Ohio) RedHawks 12–1 GMAC Bowl 15 — Washington State Cougars 9–3 Holiday Bowl 16 — Ole Miss Rebels 9–3 Cotton Bowl Classic 17 15 Florida Gators 8–4 Outback Bowl 18 — Boise State Broncos 12–1 Fort Worth Bowl 19 — TCU Horned Frogs 11–1 Fort Worth Bowl 20 — West Virginia Mountaineers 8–4 Gator Bowl 21 — Oklahoma State Cowboys 9–3 Cotton Bowl Classic 22 — Nebraska Cornhuskers 9–3 Alamo Bowl 23 — Maryland Terrapins 9–3 Gator Bowl 24 — Minnesota Golden Gophers 9–3 Sun Bowl 25 — Utah Utes 9–2 Liberty Bowl denotes a BCS bowl game Schedule Non BCS Contestshttps://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard?confId=80&weekNumber=17&seasonYear=2003 ESPN College FB Scoreboard (2003) 2009-01-01http://football.about.com/cs/bowlgames/a/bl_2003bowls.htm 2003-2004 Bowl Results (about.com) 2009-01-01 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007010945/http://football.about.com/cs/bowlgames/a/bl_2003bowls.htm dead DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUSA Todaypre-gamerank12/16New Orleans BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana7 PMESPN2Memphis 27 (8–4),North Texas 17 (9–3)NRNRNRNR12/18GMAC BowlLadd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama7:30 PMESPN2Miami (Ohio) 49 (12–1),Louisville 28 (9–3)#14NR#15NR12/22Tangerine BowlCitrus Bowl Orlando, Florida5:30 PMESPNNorth Carolina State 56 (7–5),Kansas 26 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/23Fort Worth BowlAmon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas7:30 PMESPN2Boise State 34 (12–1),TCU 31 (11–1)#18#19#16#1912/24Las Vegas BowlSam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada7:30 PMESPNOregon State 55 (7–5),New Mexico 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/25Hawai'i BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii8:00 PMESPNHawaii 54 (8–5),Houston 48 (7–5)NRNRNRNR12/262003 Motor City Bowl Motor City Bowl Motor City BowlFord Field Detroit, Michigan5:00 PMESPNBowling Green 28 (10–3),Northwestern 24 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/26Insight BowlBank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona8:30 PMESPNCalifornia 52 (7–6),Virginia Tech 49 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/27Continental Tire BowlBank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina11:00 AMESPN2Virginia 23 (7–5),Pittsburgh 16 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/29Alamo BowlAlamodome San Antonio, Texas9:00 PMESPNNebraska 17 (9–3),Michigan State 3 (8–4)#22NR#21NR12/302003 Houston Bowl Houston Bowl Houston BowlReliant Stadium Houston, Texas4:30 PMESPNTexas Tech 38 (7–5),Navy 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/30Holiday BowlQualcomm Stadium San Diego, California8:00 PMESPNWashington State 28 (9–3),Texas 20 (10–2)#15#5#14#512/30Silicon Valley Football ClassicSpartan Stadium San Jose, California10:30 PMESPN2Fresno State 17 (8–5),UCLA 9 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/31Music City BowlLP Field Nashville, Tennessee12:00 PMESPNAuburn 28 (7–5),Wisconsin 14 (7–5)NRNRNRNR12/31Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas2:00 PMCBSMinnesota 31 (9–3),Oregon 30 (8–4)#24NR#20NR12/31Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee3:30 PMESPNUtah 17 (9–2),Southern Miss 0 (9–3)#25NR#25NR12/312003 Independence Bowl Independence Bowl Independence BowlIndependence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana7:30 PMESPNArkansas 27 (8–4),Missouri 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/312003 San Francisco Bowl San Francisco Bowl San Francisco BowlPacific Bell Park San Francisco, California10:30 PMESPN2Boston College 32 (7–5),Colorado State 21 (7–5)NRNRNRNR1/1Outback BowlRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida11:00 AMESPNIowa 37, (9–3)Florida 17 (8–4)#13#17#12#171/1Gator BowlAlltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida12:30 PMNBCMaryland 41, (9–3)West Virginia 7 (8–4)#23#20#24#231/1Capital One BowlCitrus Bowl Orlando, Florida1:00 PMABCGeorgia 34, (10–3)Purdue 27 (9–3)#11#12#11#131/22004 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas2:00 PMFOXMississippi 31, (9–3)Oklahoma State 28 (9–3)#16#21#18#221/2Peach BowlGeorgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia4:30 PMESPNClemson 27 (8–5),Tennessee 14 (10–2)NR#6NR#71/3Humanitarian BowlBronco Stadium Boise, Idaho12 PMESPNGeorgia Tech 52 (6–6),Tulsa 10 (8–4)NRNRNRNRBowl Championship SeriesDateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchupAP rankBCS rank1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California4:30 PMABCUSC 28 (11–1) (Pac-10 Champion),Michigan (Big Ten Champion) 14 (10–2)#1#4#3#41/1Orange BowlDolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida8:30 PMABCMiami 16 (10–2) (Big East Champion),Florida State (ACC Champion) 14 (10–2)#10#9#9#71/2Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona8 PMABCOhio State 35 (10–2),Kansas State 28 (11–3) (Big 12 Champion)#7#8#5#101/4Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana8 PMABCLSU 21 (12–1) (SEC Champion),Oklahoma 14 (12–1)#2#3#2#1 Conference bowl representation Conference Bowl Appearances Top 25 (December 7 Polls)  #  Record % Winners Losers  #  Teams AP Rank CP Rank  Mid-American 2 2–0 1.000  Miami (Ohio)Bowling Green 1Miami (Ohio)#14#15  ACC 6 5–1 0.833  MarylandGeorgia TechClemsonNC StateVirginia Florida State 2Florida State#9#8Maryland#23#24  Western Athletic 4 3–1 0.750  Boise StateHawaiiFresno State Tulsa 1Boise State#18#16  SEC 7 5–2 0.714  LSUGeorgiaMississippiAuburnArkansas TennesseeFlorida 5LSU#2#2Tennessee#6#7Georgia#11#11Mississippi#16#18Florida#17#17  Pac-10 6 4–2 0.667  USCWashington StateOregon StateCalifornia OregonUCLA 2USC#1#1Washington State#15#14  Big East 5 2–3 0.400  MiamiBoston College West VirginiaVirginia TechPittsburgh 2Miami#10#9West Virginia#20#23  Big 10 8 3–5 0.375  Ohio StateIowaMinnesota MichiganPurdueMichigan StateWisconsinNorthwestern 5Michigan#4#4Ohio State#7#6Iowa#13#12Purdue#12#13Minnesota#24#20  Mountain West 3 1–2 0.333  Utah New MexicoColorado State 1Utah#25#25  Big 12 8 2–6 0.250  NebraskaTexas Tech OklahomaTexasKansas StateOklahoma StateKansasMissouri 5Oklahoma#3#3Texas#5#5Kansas State#8#10Nebraska#22#21Oklahoma State#21#22  Conference USA 5 1–4 0.200  Memphis TCULouisvilleHoustonSouthern Miss 1TCU#19#19  Sun Belt 1 0–1 0.000  North Texas 0 none  Independents 1 0–1 0.000  Navy 0 none All-star games Date Game Winning Team Losing Team Venue City January 10, 2004 East–West Shrine Game West Team 28 East Team 7 SBC Park San Francisco, California January 17, 2004 Las Vegas All-American Classic West Team 14 East Team 7 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada January 17, 2004 Hula Bowl South (Aina) 26 North (Kai) 7 War Memorial Stadium Wailuku, Hawaii January 24, 2004 Senior Bowl South Team 28 North Team 10 Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama January 31, 2004 Gridiron Classic North All-Stars 35 South All-Stars 31 The Villages Polo Stadium The Villages, Florida References External links 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games