2003 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

SPLIT TITLE
BCS CHAMPIONLSU13–1 overall
AP CHAMPIONUSC12–1 overall
HEISMANJason WhiteOklahoma · QB
BEST QBJason WhiteOklahoma · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKEli ManningOle Miss · San Diego Chargers, 2004 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 4, 2004NOKIA SUGAR BOWLLSU 21, Oklahoma 14
Jan 2, 2004TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLOhio State 35, Kansas State 28
Jan 2, 2004CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWLClemson 27, Tennessee 14
Jan 2, 2004SBC COTTON BOWL CLASSICOle Miss 31, Oklahoma State 28
Jan 1, 2004FEDEX ORANGE BOWLMiami 16, Florida State 14
Jan 1, 2004ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITIUSC 28, Michigan 14

2003 STANDINGS

18 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Florida State finished atop the 2003 ACC standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida State7–110–3MIA 16–14 FSU
Maryland6–210–3MD 41–7 WVU
Clemson5–39–4CLEM 27–14 TENN
Virginia4–48–5UVA 23–16 PITT
NC State4–58–5NCSU 56–26 KU
Georgia Tech4–57–6GT 52–10 TLSA
Wake Forest4–65–7–
Duke2–74–8–
North Carolina2–92–10–

ATLANTIC 10

Massachusetts finished atop the 2003 Atlantic 10 standings at 9–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Massachusetts9–18–2
Delaware8–110–0
James Madison4–55–5

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2003 Big 12 standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma8–112–2LSU 21–14 OU
Kansas State7–211–4OSU 35–28 KSU
Texas7–110–3WSU 28–20 TEX
Nebraska5–310–3NEB 17–3 MSU
Oklahoma State5–39–4MISS 31–28 OKST
Missouri4–48–5ARK 27–14 MIZ
Texas Tech4–48–5TTU 38–14 NAVY
Kansas3–56–7NCSU 56–26 KU
Colorado3–55–7–
Texas A&M2–64–8–
Baylor1–73–9–
Iowa State0–82–10–

BIG EAST

Miami finished atop the 2003 Big East standings at 6–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Miami6–111–2MIA 16–14 FSU
West Virginia6–18–5MD 41–7 WVU
Pittsburgh5–28–5UVA 23–16 PITT
Virginia Tech4–38–5CAL 52–49 VT
Boston College3–48–5BC 35–21 CSU
Syracuse2–56–6–
Rutgers2–55–7–
Temple0–71–11–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2003 Big Sky standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State0–00–2

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2003 Big South standings at 3–1 in conference play (5–6 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty3–15–6
Coastal Carolina1–36–4

BIG TEN

Ohio State finished atop the 2003 Big Ten standings at 9–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State9–211–2OSU 35–28 KSU
Michigan8–310–3USC 28–14 MICH
Purdue8–29–4UGA 34–27 PUR
Iowa6–310–3IOWA 37–17 FLA
Minnesota6–310–3MINN 31–30 ORE
Michigan State5–38–5NEB 17–3 MSU
Wisconsin5–57–6AUB 28–14 WIS
Northwestern5–56–7BGSU 28–24 NU
Penn State1–73–9–
Indiana1–82–10–
Illinois0–101–11–

CUSA

TCU finished atop the 2003 CUSA standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU8–111–2BOIS 34–31 TCU
Southern Miss8–29–4UTAH 17–0 USM
Louisville5–39–4M-OH 49–28 LOU
Memphis5–39–4MEM 27–17 UNT
South Florida5–37–4–
Houston4–57–6HAW 54–48 HOU
UAB4–45–7–
Cincinnati3–65–7–
Tulane3–55–7–
East Carolina1–91–11–
Army0–90–13–

MAC

Miami (OH) finished atop the 2003 MAC standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Miami (OH)9–013–1M-OH 49–28 LOU
Bowling Green7–211–3BGSU 28–24 NU
Northern Illinois6–210–2–
Toledo6–28–4–
Marshall6–27–4–
Akron5–37–5–
Western Michigan4–45–7–
Kent State4–45–7–
Ball State3–54–8–
UCF2–63–9–
Eastern Michigan2–63–9–
Central Michigan1–73–9–
Ohio1–72–10–
Buffalo1–71–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah finished atop the 2003 Mountain West standings at 9–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah9–110–2UTAH 17–0 USM
New Mexico5–48–5ORST 55–14 UNM
Air Force5–47–5–
Colorado State5–37–6BC 35–21 CSU
BYU4–64–8–
San Diego State3–66–6–
UNLV3–56–6–
Wyoming2–54–8–

MVFC

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2003 MVFC standings at 5–2 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Western Kentucky5–26–3
Missouri State1–63–7

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2003 OVC standings at 7–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State7–18–3

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2003 Pacific 10 standings at 9–1 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC9–112–1USC 28–14 MICH
Washington State7–210–3WSU 28–20 TEX
California7–58–6CAL 52–49 VT
Oregon6–58–5MINN 31–30 ORE
UCLA6–46–7FRES 17–9 UCLA
Oregon State5–48–5ORST 55–14 UNM
Washington5–56–6–
Arizona State3–75–7–
Stanford3–64–7–
Arizona1–92–10–

SEC

LSU finished atop the 2003 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
LSU8–113–1LSU 21–14 OU
Ole Miss7–110–3MISS 31–28 OKST
Georgia6–311–3UGA 34–27 PUR
Tennessee6–210–3CLEM 27–14 TENN
Florida6–28–5IOWA 37–17 FLA
Auburn5–38–5AUB 28–14 WIS
Arkansas4–49–4ARK 27–14 MIZ
South Carolina2–65–7–
Alabama2–64–9–
Kentucky1–74–8–
Vanderbilt1–72–10–
Mississippi State1–72–10–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2003 SoCon standings at 6–2 in conference play (7–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State6–27–4
Georgia Southern5–37–4

SOUTHLAND

Texas State finished atop the 2003 Southland standings at 1–4 in conference play (4–8 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State1–44–8
Sam Houston1–42–9

SUN BELT

North Texas finished atop the 2003 Sun Belt standings at 7–0 in conference play (9–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Texas7–09–4MEM 27–17 UNT
Arkansas State3–35–7–
Middle Tennessee3–34–8–
Louisiana3–24–8–
Utah State3–33–9–
New Mexico State2–53–9–
UL Monroe1–51–11–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2003 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–013–1BOIS 34–31 TCU
Fresno State6–29–5FRES 17–9 UCLA
Tulsa6–28–5GT 52–10 TLSA
Hawai'i5–39–5HAW 54–48 HOU
Rice5–35–7–
Nevada4–46–6–
Louisiana Tech3–55–7–
San José State2–63–8–
UTEP1–72–11–
SMU0–80–12–

INDEPENDENTS

UConn finished atop the 2003 independents at 9–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
UConn9–3–
Navy8–5TTU 38–14 NAVY
Florida Atlantic8–1–
Troy6–6–
Notre Dame5–7–
Florida International1–10–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

22 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 3, 2004HUMANITARIAN BOWLGeorgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10
Jan 1, 2004CAPITAL ONE BOWLGeorgia 34, Purdue 27 (OT)
Jan 1, 2004TOYOTA GATOR BOWLMaryland 41, West Virginia 7
Jan 1, 2004OUTBACK BOWLIowa 37, Florida 17
Jan 1, 2004Postseason gameBoston College 35, Colorado State 21
Jan 1, 2004Postseason gameArkansas 27, Missouri 14
Dec 31, 2003Postseason gameUtah 17, Southern Miss 0
Dec 31, 2003Postseason gameMinnesota 31, Oregon 30
Dec 31, 2003Postseason gameAuburn 28, Wisconsin 14
Dec 30, 2003Postseason gameFresno State 17, UCLA 9
Dec 30, 2003Postseason gameWashington State 28, Texas 20
Dec 30, 2003Postseason gameTexas Tech 38, Navy 14
Dec 29, 2003Postseason gameNebraska 17, Michigan State 3
Dec 27, 2003Postseason gameVirginia 23, Pittsburgh 16
Dec 27, 2003Postseason gameCalifornia 52, Virginia Tech 49
Dec 26, 2003Postseason gameBowling Green 28, Northwestern 24
Dec 26, 2003Postseason gameHawai'i 54, Houston 48 (OT)
Dec 25, 2003Postseason gameOregon State 55, New Mexico 14
Dec 23, 2003Postseason gameBoise State 34, TCU 31
Dec 22, 2003Postseason gameNC State 56, Kansas 26
Dec 18, 2003Postseason gameMiami (OH) 49, Louisville 28
Dec 16, 2003Postseason gameMemphis 27, North Texas 17