2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2003
| team = Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Jack Bicknell Jr.
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Conroy Hines
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| codef_coach1 = Rick Smith
| codc1_year = 2nd
| codef_coach2 = Randy Bates
| codc2_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain = Aaron Capps
| captain2 = Maxie Causey
| captain3 = Antonio Crow
| captain4 = D. J. Curry
| captain5 = Chris Van Hoy
| captain6 = Luke McCown
| captain7 = Chris Norwood
| captain8 = Josh Nash
Jonte Price
Booker T. Washington
| stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
Independence Stadium
}}
{{2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 5–7 overall and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the WAC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2003
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time = 6:45 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Independence Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 9–48
| attend = 43,279
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 34–3
| attend = 24,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 20–19
| attend = 72,387
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 9:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv = SPW
| score = 6–16
| attend = 38,093
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPNGP
| score = 37–43
| attend = 17,859
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 8:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv =
| score = 38–35
| attend = 28,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 41–44
| attend = 19,128
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 3:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv =
| score = 42–34
| attend = 22,157
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = PPV
| score = 10–49
| attend = 91,879
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv =
| score = 41–6
| attend = 14,872
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv =
| score = 18–48
| attend = 28,862
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv =
| score = 14–49
| attend = 8,752
}}
}}
References
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