2003 Washington State Cougars football team

2003 Washington State Cougars football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Texas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2003 record	10–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Doba (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Levenseller (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Robb Akey (1st year)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 35,117)

2003 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 USC $		7	–	1					12	–	1
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The defending Pac-10 champions, the team was led by first-year head coach Bill Doba, promoted from defensive coordinator. The Cougars played home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, with one in Seattle at Seahawks Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 PM	Idaho*		Seahawks Stadium • Seattle, WA [1][2] - (Battle of the Palouse, Cougar Gridiron Classic)	FSNNW	W 25–0	50,113
September 6	11:30 AM	at No. 16 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN [3]	NBC	L 26–29 ^OT	80,795
September 13	12:30 PM	at No. 17 Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO [4]		W 47–26	48,116
September 20	2:00 PM	New Mexico*	No. 25	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 23–13	32,344
September 27	12:30 PM	at No. 15 Oregon	No. 21	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR [5]	ABC	W 55–16	57,473
October 4	2:00 PM	Arizona	No. 15	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 30–7	34,923
October 18	2:00 PM	at Stanford	No. 6	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 24–14	48,526
October 25	3:30 PM	Oregon State	No. 6	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	FSN	W 36–30	35,117
November 1	4:00 PM	at No. 3 USC	No. 6	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA [6]	ABC	L 16–43	82,478
November 8	4:00 PM	UCLA	No. 13	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 31–13	33,846
November 15	12:30 PM	Arizona State	No. 8	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 34–19	30,423
November 22	4:00 PM	at Washington	No. 8	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA [7][8] - (Apple Cup)	FSN	L 19–27	74,549
December 30	5:00 PM	vs. No. 6 Texas*	No. 14	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–20	61,102
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. Bauer, Doug (August 31, 2003). "Cougs grind UI down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
2. Fox, Tom (September 1, 2003). "Cougar ground control". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
3. Fox, Tom (September 8, 2003). "Wasted chances in Doba's return home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
4. "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
5. Clark, Bob (September 28, 2003). "Ducks lay egg at Autzen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.
6. Fox, Tom (November 3, 2003). "Washington State drubbed by USC". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
7. Korte, Tim (November 23, 2003). "Huskies re-establish dominance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D9.
8. Fox, Tom (November 24, 2003). "UW wins...again". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Montana). p. 1B.

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse – Washington State Cougars (2000–04)