2003_Texas_Southern_Tigers_football_team
2003 Texas Southern Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2003 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the West Division of the SWAC.
Quick Facts Texas Southern Tigers football, Conference ...
| 2003 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Reliant Stadium Reliant Astrodome Robertson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State xy | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State x | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Southern xy$ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Grambling State x | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Prairie View A&M | W 42–3 | [1] | ||
| September 6 | Howard* |
| W 27–20 | ||
| September 20 | Jackson State |
| L 21–28 | [2] | |
| September 27 | at Nicholls State* | W 5–64 (forfeit win) | 8,200 | [3][4] | |
| October 4 | at Alabama A&M | L 0–63 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 7–6 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Alcorn State |
| W 23–20 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 30–17 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | at No. 14 Grambling State | L 15–48 | 21,065 | [9] | |
| November 15 | No. 17 Southern |
| L 17–24 | 28,582 | [10] |
| November 22 | Alabama State |
| L 26–38 | [11] | |
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- "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View 3". Longview News-Journal. September 1, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Great Scott! Bell gets first JSU win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nicholls St. 64, Texas Southern 5". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NCAA adds year to earlier penalty". The News-Star. May 11, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama A&M 63, Texas Southern 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern 7, Ark.–Pine Bluff 6". Austin American-Statesman. October 12, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern holds off Alcorn St. 23–20". Enterprise-Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern defeats Miss. Valley St". The Marshall News Messenger. October 26, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Back in really good hands". The News-Star. November 2, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern 24, Texas Southern 17". ESPN.com. November 16, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- "Hornets clinch Eastern title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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