2003 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2003 TCU Horned Frogs football
2003 TCU Horned Frogs football
Fort Worth Bowl vs Boise State, L 31–34
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 25
Record	11–2 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Bailiff (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium

2003 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Southern Miss $	8	–	0	9	–	4
No. 24	7	–	1	11	–	2
Memphis	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
South Florida	5	–	3	7	–	4
Houston	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	3	–	5	5	–	7
Cincinnati	2	–	6	5	–	7
East Carolina	1	–	7	1	–	11
Army	0	–	8	0	–	13

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with an 11–2 (7–1 C-USA) record. The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 25	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 38–35	28,966
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Navy*	No. 25	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 17–3	35,688
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 30–14	37,192
September 27	9:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 13–10 ^OT	40,515
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Army	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–0	39,282
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 18	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 13–10	33,368
October 18	6:00 p.m.	UAB	No. 16	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–24	28,927	^[1]
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	No. 15	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 62–55	21,156
November 5	6:30 p.m.	Louisville	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	W 31–28	33,681
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 43–10	42,161
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	No. 10	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 28–40	30,141	^[2]
November 29	2:00 p.m.	at SMU*	No. 19	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 20–13	20,112
December 23	8:30 p.m.	Boise State*	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–34	38,023
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2003 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`15`	Tye Gunn	So
WR	`17`	Cory Rodgers	Fr
RB	`30`	Lonta Hobbs	So
OT	`55`	Anthony Alabi	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`11`	Drew Coleman	Jr
DE	`21`	Bo Schobel	Sr
DE	`94`	Robert Pollard	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`9`	Nick Browne	Sr

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-05

^ "Escape artists, Frogs rally to win another close game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Frogs jarred awake from BCS dream". Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold