2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Houston Bowl champion
Houston Bowl, W 38–14 vs. Navy
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Mike Leach (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
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 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 Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in fourth place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated Navy in the 2003 Houston Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 552 to 442.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Quarterback B. J. Symons totaled 5,833 passing yards and received the Sammy Baugh Trophy,[1][2] and Wes Welker totaled 1,099 receiving yards and received the Mosi Tatupu Award.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 PMSMU*W 58–1044,364
September 66:00 PMNew Mexico*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 42–2845,844
September 2011:00 AMat NC State*ESPN2L 21–4953,800
September 276:00 PMat Ole Miss*W 49–4554,649
October 49:00 PMTexas A&M
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
FSNW 59–2851,772
October 116:00 PMIowa Statedagger
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–2149,627
October 182:30 PMat No. 23 Oklahoma StateABCL 49–5148,500
October 2511:30 AMat MissouriFSNL 31–6260,192
November 16:00 PMColorado
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNW 26–2152,908
November 82:00 PMat BaylorW 62–1433,102
November 156:00 PMat No. 7 TexasFSNL 40–4383,596
November 222:30 PMNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCL 25–5653,135
December 303:30 PMvs. Navy*ESPNW 38–1451,068
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 82 Carlos Francis Sr
WR 88 Jarrett Hicks Fr
QB 2 B. J. Symons Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Mike Leach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas A&M

1 234Total
Texas A&M 0 14014 28
• Texas Tech 17 14217 59
Scoring summary
112:29TTUNehemiah Glover 17 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 7–0
19:01TTUNehemiah Glover 19 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 14–0
11:37TTUKeith Toogood 21 yard field goalTexas Tech 17–0
29:12TA&MCourtney Lewis 3 yard run (Todd Pegram kick)Texas Tech 17–7
25:36TTUWes Welker 48 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 24–7
22:06TA&MJamar Taylor 4 yard pass from Reggie McNeal (Todd Pegram kick)Texas Tech 24–14
2:51TTUJarrett Hicks 13 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 31–14
313:50TTUTaurean Henderson 14 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 38–14
310:54TTUNehemiah Glover 15 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 45–14
32:38TTUMickey Peters 8 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 52–14
413:20TA&MCourtney Lewis 16 yard run (Todd Pegram kick)Texas Tech 52–21
411:48TTUWes Welker 16 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)Texas Tech 59–21
410:03TA&ML'Tydrick Riley 37 yard pass from Dustin Long (Todd Pegram kick)Texas Tech 59–28
  • B.J. Symons 34/46, 505 Yards, 8 TDs (Big 12 record)[5]

Colorado

1 234Total
Colorado 14 007 21
• Texas Tech 0 12140 26
Scoring summary
Q1COLMcCoy 32 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)COL 7–0
Q1COLJolly 1 yard run (Crosby kick)COL 14–0
Q2TTUToogood 37 yard field goalCOL 14–3
Q2TTUWelker 58 yard punt return (kick failed)COL 14–9
Q2TTUToogood 24 yard field goalCOL 14–12
Q3TTUWelker 13 yard pass from Symons (Toogood kick)TTU 19–14
Q3TTUHenderson 10 yard run (Toogood kick)TTU 26–14
Q4COLMcCoy 8 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)TTU 26–21

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References

  1. ^ a b "2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sammy Baugh Trophy Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Welker reflects on Tatupu". ESPN.com. February 24, 2010.
  4. ^ "2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech QB Oasses for 505 Yards, Eight TDs". ESPN. October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Symons Intercepted Five Times". ESPN. November 1, 2003. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
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