2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Humanitarian Bowl, L 10–52 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Steve Kragthorpe (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Graham (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Boise State $	8	–	0	13	–	1
Fresno State	6	–	2	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	8	–	5
Hawaii	5	–	3	9	–	5
Rice	5	–	3	5	–	7
Nevada	4	–	4	6	–	6
Louisiana Tech	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Jose State	2	–	6	3	–	8
UTEP	1	–	6	2	–	10
SMU	0	–	8	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Kragthorpe, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WAC. Tulsa was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where the Golden Hurricane lost to Georgia Tech. The team played home games at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		L 10–49	36,623
September 6	6:00 pm	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 13–45	69,442
September 13	6:00 pm	Texas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 41–15	35,805
September 20	6:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 54–7	16,231
October 4	6:00 pm	Hawaii	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	SPW	W 27–16	17,342
October 11	7:00 pm	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	SPW	L 21–28	29,719
October 18	2:00 pm	Nevada	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 21–28	17,816
October 25	2:00 pm	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 35–16	16,733
November 1	4:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 56–28	17,095
November 8	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 31–28	10,846
November 15	2:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 48–18	28,862
November 22	2:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 34–32	7,618
January 3	11:00 am	vs. Georgia Tech*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–52	23,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. pp. 188–189. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

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Venues	South Main Park (1912–1914) Association Park (1915–1917) McNulty Park (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024