2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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2003 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  6 2   11 4  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 3   10 3  
Missouri  4 4   8 5  
Kansas  3 5   6 7  
Colorado  3 5   5 7  
Iowa State  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  8 0   12 2  
No. 12 Texas  7 1   10 3  
Oklahoma State  5 3   9 4  
Texas Tech  4 4   8 5  
Texas A&M  2 6   4 8  
Baylor  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the college football season of 2003. The team's head football coach was Dennis Franchione. 2003 was the first year for Franchione who resigned from Alabama in late 2002. Franchione, known for his history of turning struggling football programs around, replaced R. C. Slocum who was fired after a mediocre 66 season in 2002.

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Franchione brought the majority of his coaching staff with him to College Station. Strength and conditioning coach Ben Pollard declined an offer to go to College Station and elected to remain at Alabama. Franchione signed a contract that was set to pay him a yearly salary of US$1.7 million through 2010. [1]

The Aggies finished the 2003 season with a 48 record, including a nationally televised 770 loss to Oklahoma, the worst loss in A&M's history. The season also marked the first losing season for the Aggies in 21 years. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pm Arkansas State *W 26–1175,804 [3]
September 67:00 pm Utah *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 28–2674,019 [3]
September 186:30 pmat No. 8 Virginia Tech * ESPN L 19–3565,115 [3]
September 272:30 pmNo. 17 Pittsburgh *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABC L 26–3779,116 [3]
October 49:00 pmat Texas Tech FSN L 28–5951,772 [3]
October 1112:30 pm Baylor
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 73–1073,030 [3]
October 1811:30 amat No. 18 Nebraska FSNL 12–4877,604 [3]
October 252:30 pmNo. 18 Oklahoma State
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABCL 10–3879,153 [3]
November 112:30 pm Kansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–3368,487 [3]
November 811:00 amat No. 1 Oklahoma ABCL 0–7783,461 [3]
November 1511:30 amat Missouri FSNL 22–4555,505 [3]
November 282:30 pmNo. 6 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCL 15–4684,094 [3]

Game summaries

Arkansas State

1234Total
Arkansas State030811
Texas A&M0910726

Utah

1234Total
Utah00131326
Texas A&M1470728

Virginia Tech

1234Total
Texas A&M390719
Virginia Tech7771435

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Pittsburgh9021737
Texas A&M01301326

Texas Tech

1234Total
Texas A&M01401428
Texas Tech171421759

Baylor

1234Total
Baylor370010
Texas A&M1028211473

Nebraska

1234Total
Texas A&M303612
Nebraska200141448

Oklahoma State

1234Total
Oklahoma State14710738
Texas A&M0001010

Kansas

1234Total
Kansas7761333
Texas A&M7724745

Oklahoma

1234Total
Texas A&M00000
Oklahoma143528077

Missouri

1234Total
Texas A&M0631322
Missouri16691445

Texas

1234Total
Texas146161046
Texas A&M096015

References

  1. Eagle Staff (November 24, 2007). "Coach Fran timeline at Texas A&M". Bryan-College Station Eagle . Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  2. Zwerneman, Brent (November 8, 2007). "Big 12 Football: Where did Fran fail?". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.