2003 Houston Cougars football team

2003 Houston Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 48–54 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Art Briles (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Ron Harris (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Robertson 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 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 58th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by first year head football coach, Art Briles. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Rice *	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 48–14	25,355
September 6	11:00 am	at No. 5 Michigan *	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 3–50	109,580
September 13	7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 21–14	11,127
September 20	7:00 pm	Mississippi State *	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 42–35	26,233
September 30	6:30 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 27–13	33,250
October 11	1:30 pm	at Tulane	Tad Gormley Stadium Lafayette, LA		W 45–42	27,420
October 18	7:00 pm	Memphis	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 14–45	22,623
October 25	7:00 pm	No. 15 TCU	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 55–62	21,136
November 8	4:00 pm	Southern Miss	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 10–31	20,377
November 15	12:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 34–14	31,638
November 22	2:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 45–66	33,268
November 29	4:00 pm	UAB	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 56–28	15,120
December 25	7:00 pm	vs. Hawaii *	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 48–54 3OT	25,551
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Houston Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Kevin Kolb Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Art Briles Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Aranda (Linebackers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "2003 Houston Cougars Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. "2003 Football Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2025.