2003 Houston Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 7–6 4–4 Art Briles 1st Veer and shoot Ron Harris 1st 4–3 Game captains Robertson Stadium Hawaii Bowl L 48–54 vs. Hawaii The 2003 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Art Briles, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in C-USA. Houston was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where the Cougars lost to Hawaii. The team played home games on campus, at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 7:00 pm w y Rice Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 48–14 25,355 September 6 11:00 am l y y Michigan 5 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 3–50 109,580 September 13 7:00 pm w y y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 21–14 11,127 September 20 7:00 pm w y Mississippi State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 42–35 26,233 September 30 6:30 pm w y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN2 27–13 33,250 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73328720/ecu-fails-to-halt-losing-streak/ The Charlotte Observer ECU fails to halt losing streak October 1, 2003 March 12, 2021 Newspapers.com October 11 1:30 pm w y Tulane Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA 45–42 27,420 October 18 7:00 pm l Memphis Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 14–45 22,623 October 25 7:00 pm l TCU 15 Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 55–62 21,136 November 8 4:00 pm l y Southern Miss Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 10–31 20,377 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109317994/golden-eagles-rolling-along-in-c-usa-pla/ Hattiesburg American Eagle offense finds groove Golden Eagles rolling along in C-USA play November 9, 2003 September 10, 2022 Newspapers.com November 15 12:00 pm w y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 34–14 31,638 November 22 2:00 pm l y Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 45–66 33,268 November 29 4:00 pm w UAB Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 56–28 15,120 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90574244/houston-soars-past-uab-5628/ The Marshall News Messenger Houston soars past UAB, 56–28 November 30, 2003 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com December 25 7:00 pm l y y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Hawaii Bowl ESPN 48–54 3OT 25,551 Houston Cougars Schedule 2003 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/248/season/2003 ESPN October 6, 2025 2003 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/houston/2003-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 6, 2025 2003 Football Schedule https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/schedule/2003 University of Houston October 6, 2025 Roster 2003 Houston Cougars y 10 Fr Kevin Kolb QB y https://web.archive.org/web/20031009063047/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/rosters/2003/houston/ * Art Briles Dave Aranda (linebackers) References Houston Category:Houston Cougars football seasons Houston Cougars football Houston Cougars football