2003 South Florida Bulls football team

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2003 South Florida Bulls football
Conference Conference USA
Record74 (53 CUSA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Hobbie (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRick Kravitz (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (3rd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass)
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2003 college football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2003 college football season was only the 7th season overall for the Bulls, and their first season in Conference USA.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:00 p.m.at Alabama * ESPN L 17–4076,780
September 67:00 p.m. Nicholls State *W 27–1726,460
September 271:00 p.m.at Army RNN W 28–030,509
October 47:00 p.m. Louisville
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
FSN W 31–28 2OT36,044
October 108:00 p.m.No. 18 TCU
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2 L 10–1333,368
October 187:00 p.m. Charleston Southern *
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 55–728,365
October 253:00 p.m.at Southern Miss FSNL 6–2723,708
October 317:30 p.m. Cincinnati Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2W 24–17 2OT28,616
November 82:00 p.m.at East Carolina W 38–37 2OT27,100
November 227:00 p.m. UAB
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
WFTS L 19–2230,216
November 292:00 p.m.at Memphis FSNW 21–1647,875
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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