2003 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2003 TCU Horned Frogs football
2003 TCU Horned Frogs football
Fort Worth Bowl vs Boise State, L 31–34
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	11–2 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Bailiff (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with an 11–2 (7–1 C-USA) record. The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 25	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 38–35	28,966
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Navy*	No. 25	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 17–3	35,688
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 30–14	37,192
September 27	9:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 13–10 ^OT	40,515
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Army	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–0	39,282
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 18	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 13–10	33,368
October 18	6:00 p.m.	UAB	No. 16	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–24	28,927
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	No. 15	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 62–55	21,156
November 5	6:30 p.m.	Louisville	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 31–28	33,681
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 43–10	42,161
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	No. 10	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 28–40	30,141
November 29	2:00 p.m.	at SMU*	No. 19	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 20–13	20,112
December 23	8:30 p.m.	Boise State*	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–34	38,023
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time