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.
| 2003 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Levenseller (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Robb Akey (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. Idaho* |
| FSNNW | W 25–0 | 50,113 | [1][2] | |
| September 6 | 11:30 am | at No. 19 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 26–29 OT | 80,795 | [3] | ||
| September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 17 Colorado* | W 47–26 | 48,116 | [4] | |||
| September 20 | 2:00 pm | New Mexico* | No. 24 | W 23–13 | 32,344 | |||
| September 27 | 12:30 pm | at No. 10 Oregon | No. 21 | ABC | W 55–16 | 57,473 | [5] | |
| October 4 | 2:00 pm | Arizona | No. 14 |
| W 30–7 | 34,923 | ||
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford | No. 6 | W 24–14 | 48,526 | |||
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | Oregon State | No. 6 |
| FSN | W 36–30 | 35,117 | |
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 USC | No. 6 | ABC | L 16–43 | 82,478 | [6] | |
| November 8 | 4:00 pm | UCLA | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 31–13 | 33,846 | |
| November 15 | 12:30 pm | Arizona State | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 34–19 | 30,423 | |
| November 22 | 4:00 pm | at Washington | No. 8 |
| FSN | L 19–27 | 74,549 | [7][8] |
| December 30 | 5:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Texas* | No. 15 | ESPN | W 28–20 | 61,102 | [9][10] | |
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Conference opponent not played this season: California
Rankings edit
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| BCS | Not released | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Not released | |||||||
References edit
- ^ Bauer, Doug (August 31, 2003). "Cougs grind UI down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
- ^ Fox, Tom (September 1, 2003). "Cougar ground control". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
- ^ Fox, Tom (September 8, 2003). "Wasted chances in Doba's return home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
- ^ "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
- ^ Clark, Bob (September 28, 2003). "Ducks lay egg at Autzen". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. D1.
- ^ Fox, Tom (November 3, 2003). "Washington State drubbed by USC". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
- ^ Korte, Tim (November 23, 2003). "Huskies re-establish dominance". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D9.
- ^ Fox, Tom (November 24, 2003). "UW wins...again". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Montana. p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (December 31, 2003). "Cougalicious". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Fox, Tom (December 31, 2003). "Happy Holiday". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.