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2003–04 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

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{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 2003

| image = Sugar Bowl Game 2004 from Flickr 29799042.jpg

| image_caption = Gameplay during the BCS National Championship Sugar Bowl for the 2003 season

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 28

| all_star_games = 5

| bowl_start = December 16, 2003

| bowl_end =
January 4, 2004

| championship_bowl = 2004 Sugar Bowl

| championship_location = Louisiana Superdome,
New Orleans, Louisiana

| champions = LSU Tigers (BCS/Coaches) & USC Trojans (AP)

| bowl_challenge_cup = ACC

| conference1 = Big Ten

| conference1_teams = 8

| conference1_wins = 3

| conference1_losses = 5

| conference1_ap_poll = 5

| conference2 = Big 12

| conference2_teams = 8

| conference2_wins = 2

| conference2_losses = 6

| conference2_ap_poll = 5

| conference3 = SEC

| conference3_teams = 7

| conference3_wins = 5

| conference3_losses = 2

| conference3_ap_poll = 5

| conference4 = ACC

| conference4_teams = 6

| conference4_wins = 5

| conference4_losses = 1

| conference4_ap_poll = 2

| conference5 = Pac-10

| conference5_teams = 6

| conference5_wins = 4

| conference5_losses = 2

| conference5_ap_poll = 2

| conference6 = Big East

| conference6_teams = 5

| conference6_wins = 2

| conference6_losses = 3

| conference6_ap_poll = 2

| conference7 = Conference USA

| conference7_teams = 5

| conference7_wins = 1

| conference7_losses = 4

| conference7_ap_poll = 1

| conference8 = WAC

| conference8_teams = 4

| conference8_wins = 3

| conference8_losses = 1

| conference8_ap_poll = 1

| conference9 = Mountain West

| conference9_teams = 3

| conference9_wins = 1

| conference9_losses = 2

| conference9_ap_poll = 1

| conference10 = MAC

| conference10_teams = 2

| conference10_wins = 2

| conference10_losses = 0

| conference10_ap_poll = 1

| conference11 = Sun Belt

| conference11_teams = 1

| conference11_wins = 0

| conference11_losses = 1

| conference11_ap_poll = 0

| conference12 = Independents

| conference12_teams = 1

| conference12_wins = 0

| conference12_losses = 1

| conference12_ap_poll = 0

}}

The 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2003 and January 2004 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 16, 2003, and concluded on January 31, 2004, with the season-ending Gridiron Classic.

A total of 28 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. To fill the 56 available bowl slots, four teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all four had a .500 (6–6) season. While teams that did not have winning seasons were invited to bowl games, seven teams with winning records were left out: Northern Illinois (10–2); Connecticut (9-3); Marshall and Toledo (both 8–4); Air Force and Akron (both 7–5); and South Florida (7–4).

Poll rankings

The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. The AP column represents rankings per the AP Poll,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25995799/ap_poll/ |title=AP Poll |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |page=49 |date=December 8, 2003 |accessdate=December 5, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}} while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25996683/bowl_championship_series_rankings/ |title=Bowl Championship Series Rankings |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |page=49 |date=December 8, 2003 |accessdate=December 5, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}

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! AP !! BCS !! Team !! W–L !! Bowl

{{center|1}}{{center|3}}USC Trojans{{center|11–1}}Rose Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|2}}{{center|2}}LSU Tigers{{center|12–1}}Sugar Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|3}}{{center|1}}Oklahoma Sooners{{center|12–1}}Sugar Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|4}}{{center|4}}Michigan Wolverines{{center|10–2}}Rose Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|5}}{{center|6}}Texas Longhorns{{center|10–2}}Holiday Bowl
{{center|6}}{{center|8}}Tennessee Volunteers{{center|10–2}}Peach Bowl
{{center|7}}{{center|5}}Ohio State Buckeyes{{center|10–2}}Fiesta Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|8}}{{center|10}}Kansas State Wildcats{{center|11–3}}Fiesta Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|9}}{{center|7}}Florida State Seminoles{{center|10–2}}Orange Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|10}}{{center|9}}Miami Hurricanes{{center|10–2}}Orange Bowl {{dagger}}
{{center|11}}{{center|12}}Georgia Bulldogs{{center|10–3}}Capital One Bowl
{{center|12}}{{center|14}}Purdue Boilermakers{{center|9–3}}Capital One Bowl
{{center|13}}{{center|13}}Iowa Hawkeyes{{center|9–3}}Outback Bowl
{{center|14}}{{center|11}}Miami (Ohio) RedHawks{{center|12–1}}GMAC Bowl
{{center|15}}{{center|—}}Washington State Cougars{{center|9–3}}Holiday Bowl
{{center|16}}{{center|—}}Ole Miss Rebels{{center|9–3}}Cotton Bowl Classic
{{center|17}}{{center|15}}Florida Gators{{center|8–4}}Outback Bowl
{{center|18}}{{center|—}}Boise State Broncos{{center|12–1}}Fort Worth Bowl
{{center|19}}{{center|—}}TCU Horned Frogs{{center|11–1}}Fort Worth Bowl
{{center|20}}{{center|—}}West Virginia Mountaineers{{center|8–4}}Gator Bowl
{{center|21}}{{center|—}}Oklahoma State Cowboys{{center|9–3}}Cotton Bowl Classic
{{center|22}}{{center|—}}Nebraska Cornhuskers{{center|9–3}}Alamo Bowl
{{center|23}}{{center|—}}Maryland Terrapins{{center|9–3}}Gator Bowl
{{center|24}}{{center|—}}Minnesota Golden Gophers{{center|9–3}}Sun Bowl
{{center|25}}{{center|—}}Utah Utes{{center|9–2}}Liberty Bowl

{{dagger}} denotes a BCS bowl game

Schedule

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colspan="9"|Non BCS Contests{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/scoreboard?confId=80&weekNumber=17&seasonYear=2003 | title=ESPN College FB Scoreboard (2003)| access-date=2009-01-01}}{{cite web | url=http://football.about.com/cs/bowlgames/a/bl_2003bowls.htm | title=2003-2004 Bowl Results (about.com) | accessdate=2009-01-01 | archive-date=2008-10-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007010945/http://football.about.com/cs/bowlgames/a/bl_2003bowls.htm | url-status=dead }}
Date

!Game

!Site

!Time
(US EST)

!TV

!Matchup
(pre-game record)

!AP
pre-game
rank

!USA Today
pre-game
rank

12/16

|New Orleans Bowl

|Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana

|7 PM

|ESPN2

|Memphis 27 (8–4),
North Texas 17 (9–3)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/18

|GMAC Bowl

|Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama

|7:30 PM

|ESPN2

|Miami (Ohio) 49 (12–1),
Louisville 28 (9–3)

|#14
NR

|#15
NR

12/22

|Tangerine Bowl

|Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida

|5:30 PM

|ESPN

|North Carolina State 56 (7–5),
Kansas 26 (6–6)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/23

|Fort Worth Bowl

|Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas

|7:30 PM

|ESPN2

|Boise State 34 (12–1),
TCU 31 (11–1)

|#18
#19

|#16
#19

12/24

|Las Vegas Bowl

|Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada

|7:30 PM

|ESPN

|Oregon State 55 (7–5),
New Mexico 14 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/25

|Hawai'i Bowl

|Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii

|8:00 PM

|ESPN

|Hawaii 54 (8–5),
Houston 48 (7–5)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/26

|{{Alternate links|2003 Motor City Bowl|Motor City Bowl|title=Motor City Bowl}}

|Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan

|5:00 PM

|ESPN

|Bowling Green 28 (10–3),
Northwestern 24 (6–6)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/26

|Insight Bowl

|Bank One Ballpark
Phoenix, Arizona

|8:30 PM

|ESPN

|California 52 (7–6),
Virginia Tech 49 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/27

|Continental Tire Bowl

|Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina

|11:00 AM

|ESPN2

|Virginia 23 (7–5),
Pittsburgh 16 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/29

|Alamo Bowl

|Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas

|9:00 PM

|ESPN

|Nebraska 17 (9–3),
Michigan State 3 (8–4)

|#22
NR

|#21
NR

12/30

|{{Alternate links|2003 Houston Bowl|Houston Bowl|title=Houston Bowl}}

|Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas

|4:30 PM

|ESPN

|Texas Tech 38 (7–5),
Navy 14 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/30

|Holiday Bowl

|Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California

|8:00 PM

|ESPN

|Washington State 28 (9–3),
Texas 20 (10–2)

|#15
#5

|#14
#5

12/30

|Silicon Valley Football Classic

|Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California

|10:30 PM

|ESPN2

|Fresno State 17 (8–5),
UCLA 9 (6–6)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/31

|Music City Bowl

|LP Field
Nashville, Tennessee

|12:00 PM

|ESPN

|Auburn 28 (7–5),
Wisconsin 14 (7–5)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/31

|Sun Bowl

|Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas

|2:00 PM

|CBS

|Minnesota 31 (9–3),
Oregon 30 (8–4)

|#24
NR

|#20
NR

12/31

|Liberty Bowl

|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee

|3:30 PM

|ESPN

|Utah 17 (9–2),
Southern Miss 0 (9–3)

|#25
NR

|#25
NR

12/31

|{{Alternate links|2003 Independence Bowl|Independence Bowl|title=Independence Bowl}}

|Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana

|7:30 PM

|ESPN

|Arkansas 27 (8–4),
Missouri 14 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

12/31

|{{Alternate links|2003 San Francisco Bowl|San Francisco Bowl|title=San Francisco Bowl}}

|Pacific Bell Park
San Francisco, California

|10:30 PM

|ESPN2

|Boston College 32 (7–5),
Colorado State 21 (7–5)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

1/1

|Outback Bowl

|Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida

|11:00 AM

|ESPN

|Iowa 37, (9–3)
Florida 17 (8–4)

|#13
#17

|#12
#17

1/1

|Gator Bowl

|Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida

|12:30 PM

|NBC

|Maryland 41, (9–3)
West Virginia 7 (8–4)

|#23
#20

|#24
#23

1/1

|Capital One Bowl

|Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida

|1:00 PM

|ABC

|Georgia 34, (10–3)
Purdue 27 (9–3)

|#11
#12

|#11
#13

1/2

|{{Alternate links|2004 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic|title=Cotton Bowl Classic}}

|Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas

|2:00 PM

|FOX

|Mississippi 31, (9–3)
Oklahoma State 28 (9–3)

|#16
#21

|#18
#22

1/2

|Peach Bowl

|Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia

|4:30 PM

|ESPN

|Clemson 27 (8–5),
Tennessee 14 (10–2)

|NR
#6

|NR
#7

1/3

|Humanitarian Bowl

|Bronco Stadium
Boise, Idaho

|12 PM

|ESPN

|Georgia Tech 52 (6–6),
Tulsa 10 (8–4)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

colspan="9"|Bowl Championship Series
Date

!Game

!Site

!Time
(US EST)

!TV

!Matchup

!AP rank

!BCS rank

1/1

|Rose Bowl

|Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California

|4:30 PM

|ABC

|USC 28 (11–1) (Pac-10 Champion),
Michigan (Big Ten Champion) 14 (10–2)

|#1
#4

|#3
#4

1/1

|Orange Bowl

|Dolphin Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida

|8:30 PM

|ABC

|Miami 16 (10–2) (Big East Champion),
Florida State (ACC Champion) 14 (10–2)

|#10
#9

|#9
#7

1/2

|Fiesta Bowl

|Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona

|8 PM

|ABC

|Ohio State 35 (10–2),
Kansas State 28 (11–3) (Big 12 Champion)

|#7
#8

|#5
#10

1/4

|Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)

|Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana

|8 PM

|ABC

|LSU 21 (12–1) (SEC Champion),
Oklahoma 14 (12–1)

|#2
#3

|#2
#1

Conference bowl representation

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! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align=bottom;" | Conference

! colspan="5" | Bowl Appearances

! colspan="4" | Top 25 (December 7 Polls)

 # 

! Record

! %

! Winners

! Losers

!  # 

! Teams

! AP Rank

! CP Rank

rowspan="2" |  Mid-American

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 2–0

| style="text-align:center;" | 1.000 

| style="font-size:90%;" | Miami (Ohio)
Bowling Green

| style="font-size:90%;" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="font-size:90%;" |Miami (Ohio)

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#14

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#15

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="3" |  ACC

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 5–1

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 0.833 

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | Maryland
Georgia Tech
Clemson
NC State
Virginia

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | Florida State

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="font-size:90%;" |Florida State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#9

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#8

style="font-size:90%;" |Maryland

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#23

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#24

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="2" |  Western Athletic

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 3–1

| style="text-align:center;" | 0.750 

| style="font-size:90%;" | Boise State
Hawaii
Fresno State

| style="font-size:90%;" | Tulsa

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="font-size:90%;" |Boise State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#18

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#16

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="6" |  SEC

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 5–2

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 0.714 

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | LSU
Georgia
Mississippi
Auburn
Arkansas

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | Tennessee
Florida

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="font-size:90%;" |LSU

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#2

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#2

style="font-size:90%;" |Tennessee

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#6

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#7

style="font-size:90%;" |Georgia

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#11

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#11

style="font-size:90%;" |Mississippi

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#16

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#18

style="font-size:90%;" |Florida

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#17

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#17

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="3" |  Pac-10

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4–2

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 0.667 

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | USC
Washington State
Oregon State
California

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | Oregon
UCLA

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="font-size:90%;" |USC

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#1

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#1

style="font-size:90%;" |Washington State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#15

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#14

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="3" |  Big East

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–3

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 0.400 

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | Miami
Boston College

| rowspan="2" style="font-size:90%;" | West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="font-size:90%;" |Miami

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#10

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#9

style="font-size:90%;" |West Virginia

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#20

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#23

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="6" |  Big 10

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 3–5

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 0.375 

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | Ohio State
Iowa
Minnesota

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | Michigan
Purdue
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Northwestern

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="font-size:90%;" |Michigan

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#4

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#4

style="font-size:90%;" |Ohio State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#7

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#6

style="font-size:90%;" |Iowa

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#13

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#12

style="font-size:90%;" |Purdue

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#12

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#13

style="font-size:90%;" |Minnesota

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#24

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#20

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="2" |  Mountain West

| style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 1–2

| style="text-align:center;" | 0.333 

| style="font-size:90%;" | Utah

| style="font-size:90%;" | New Mexico
Colorado State

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="font-size:90%;" |Utah

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#25

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#25

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="6" |  Big 12

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2–6

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 0.250 

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | Nebraska
Texas Tech

| rowspan="5" style="font-size:90%;" | Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Missouri

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="font-size:90%;" |Oklahoma

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#3

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#3

style="font-size:90%;" |Texas

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#5

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#5

style="font-size:90%;" |Kansas State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#8

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#10

style="font-size:90%;" |Nebraska

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#22

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#21

style="font-size:90%;" |Oklahoma State

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#21

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#22

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="2" |  Conference USA

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 1–4

| style="text-align:center;" | 0.200 

| style="font-size:90%;" | Memphis

| style="font-size:90%;" | TCU
Louisville
Houston
Southern Miss

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="font-size:90%;" |TCU

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#19

| style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |#19

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="2" |  Sun Belt

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 0–1

| style="text-align:center;" | 0.000 

| style="font-size:90%;" |

| style="font-size:90%;" | North Texas

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | none

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |
rowspan="2" |  Independents

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 0–1

| style="text-align:center;" | 0.000 

| style="font-size:90%;" |

| style="font-size:90%;" | Navy

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | none

colspan="10" style="font-size:90%;" |

All-star games

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

!Date !! Game !! colspan=2|Winning Team !! colspan=2|Losing Team !! Venue !! City

January 10, 2004East–West Shrine GameWest Team28East Team7SBC ParkSan Francisco, California
January 17, 2004Las Vegas All-American ClassicWest Team14East Team7Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, Nevada
January 17, 2004Hula BowlSouth (Aina)26North (Kai)7War Memorial StadiumWailuku, Hawaii
January 24, 2004Senior BowlSouth Team28North Team10Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, Alabama
January 31, 2004Gridiron ClassicNorth All-Stars35South All-Stars31The Villages Polo StadiumThe Villages, Florida

References

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External links

  • [https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule/_/year/2003/seasontype/3/week/1 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games]

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