2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Conference USA football standings

v t e	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 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	East Carolina	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 40–3	28,011
September 13	12:00 pm	at West Virginia *	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 15–13	51,189
September 20	7:00 pm	Temple *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 30–24 3OT	30,405
September 27	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH) *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		L 42–37	27,512
October 4	7:00 pm	Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 20–22	24,522
October 11	4:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 14–31	17,072
October 25	3:00 pm	Army	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 33–29	22,025
October 31	7:30 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 17–24	28,616
November 8	2:00 pm	Rhode Island *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–24	14,006
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 10 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–43	42,161
November 22	2:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 16–21	42,884
November 28	11:00 am	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	L 40–43	11,993
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 70 Ryan Brown So TE 85 Brent Celek Fr QB 8 Gino Guidugli Jr TE 89 A. J. Lucius Jr WR 22 Derick Ross So OT 69 Jeremy Schlicher Jr C 66 Josh Shneyderov Sr G 79 Adam Shorter Jr OT 77 Clint Stickdorn Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 56 Michael Brown So DE 62 Trent Cole Jr LB 46 Jamar Enzor Jr DE 91 Andre Frazier Jr LB 42 Tyjuan Hagler Jr CB 18 Daven Holly Jr CB 29 Zach Norton Sr DT 86 Mike Wright Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Minter Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and milestones

Conference USA honors

Offensive player of the week

• Week 4: Richard Hall ^[1]

Defensive player of the week

• Week 3: Trent Cole ^[1]

All-Conference USA First Team

• Kyle Takavitz, OG
• Trent Cole, DE

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All-Conference USA Second Team

• Andre Frazier, DE
• Daven Holly, DB
• Zach Norton, DB

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All-Conference USA Third Team

• Jamar Enzor, LB

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References

1. "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.