2003 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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2003 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumReliant Stadium
Reliant Astrodome
Robertson Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Prairie View A&MW 42–3[1]
September 6Howard*W 27–20
September 20Jackson StateL 21–28[2]
September 27at Nicholls State*W 5–64 (forfeit win)8,200[3][4]
October 4at Alabama A&ML 0–63[5]
October 11at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 7–6[6]
October 18Alcorn State
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 23–20[7]
October 25at Mississippi Valley StateW 30–17[8]
November 1at No. 14 Grambling StateL 15–4821,065[9]
November 15No. 17 Southern
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–2428,582[10]
November 22Alabama State
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 26–38[11]

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