2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) 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.

2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Houston Bowl champion
Houston Bowl, W 38–14 vs. Navy
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
2003 record	8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium

2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern 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
Southern 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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	SMU*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 58–10	44,364
September 6	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 42–28	45,844
September 20	11:00 AM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	L 21–49	53,800
September 27	6:00 PM	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 49–45	54,649
October 4	9:00 PM	Texas A&M	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 59–28	51,772
October 11	6:00 PM	Iowa State	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 59–21	49,627
October 18	2:30 PM	at No. 23 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	ABC	L 49–51	48,500
October 25	11:30 AM	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	L 31–62	60,192
November 1	6:00 PM	Colorado	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	W 26–21	52,908
November 8	2:00 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 62–14	33,102
November 15	6:00 PM	at No. 7 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 40–43	83,596
November 22	2:30 PM	No. 1 Oklahoma	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 25–56	53,135
December 30	3:30 PM	vs. Navy*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–14	51,068
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 0 14 0 14 28 • Texas Tech 17 14 21 7 59 Date: October 4 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 9:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 51,772 TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:29 TTU Nehemiah Glover 17 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 7–0 1 9:01 TTU Nehemiah Glover 19 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 14–0 1 1:37 TTU Keith Toogood 21 yard field goal Texas Tech 17–0 2 9:12 TA&M Courtney Lewis 3 yard run (Todd Pegram kick) Texas Tech 17–7 2 5:36 TTU Wes Welker 48 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 24–7 2 2:06 TA&M Jamar Taylor 4 yard pass from Reggie McNeal (Todd Pegram kick) Texas Tech 24–14 2 :51 TTU Jarrett Hicks 13 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 31–14 3 13:50 TTU Taurean Henderson 14 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 38–14 3 10:54 TTU Nehemiah Glover 15 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 45–14 3 2:38 TTU Mickey Peters 8 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 52–14 4 13:20 TA&M Courtney Lewis 16 yard run (Todd Pegram kick) Texas Tech 52–21 4 11:48 TTU Wes Welker 16 yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) Texas Tech 59–21 4 10:03 TA&M L'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 2 3 4 Total Colorado 14 0 0 7 21 • Texas Tech 0 12 14 0 26 Date: November 1 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 52,908 TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 COL McCoy 32 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) COL 7–0 Q1 COL Jolly 1 yard run (Crosby kick) COL 14–0 Q2 TTU Toogood 37 yard field goal COL 14–3 Q2 TTU Welker 58 yard punt return (kick failed) COL 14–9 Q2 TTU Toogood 24 yard field goal COL 14–12 Q3 TTU Welker 13 yard pass from Symons (Toogood kick) TTU 19–14 Q3 TTU Henderson 10 yard run (Toogood kick) TTU 26–14 Q4 COL McCoy 8 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) TTU 26–21

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References

1. "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.