2003 Houston Texans season

The 2003 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 2nd season in the National Football League and the 2nd under head coach Dom Capers. It saw the Texans make a one-game improvement on its initial season's record.

2003 Houston Texans season
OwnerBob McNair
Head coachDom Capers
General managerCharley Casserly
Home fieldReliant Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft

2003 Houston Texans draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Andre Johnson *  Wide receiver Miami (FL)
2 41 Bennie Joppru  Tight end Michigan
3 67 Antwan Peek  Linebacker Cincinnati
3 75 Seth Wand  Offensive tackle Northwest Missouri State
3 88 Dave Ragone  Quarterback Louisville
4 101 Domanick Davis  Running back LSU
6 192 Drew Henson  Quarterback Michigan
6 214 Keith Wright  Defensive tackle Missouri
7 217 Curry Burns  Safety Louisville
7 233 Chance Pearce  Center Texas A&M
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff

2003 Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair
  • Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon
  • Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer
  • Running backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide receivers – Kippy Brown
  • Tight ends – Greg Roman
  • Offensive line – Tony Marciano
  • Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Joe Marciano
  • Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster

2003 Houston Texans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 93 DeRonde Kevin LB


Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteRecordAttendance
1August 9, 2003Denver BroncosL 12–20Reliant Stadium0–170,021
2August 15, 2003at Dallas CowboysL 6–34Texas Stadium0–260,058
3August 23, 2003San Diego ChargersL 17–19Reliant Stadium0–370,007
4August 28, 2003at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 3–34Raymond James Stadium0–464,808

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteRecordAttendance
1September 7at Miami DolphinsW 21–20Dolphin Stadium1–073,010
2September 14at New Orleans SaintsL 10–31Louisiana Superdome1–168,390
3September 21Kansas City ChiefsL 14–42Reliant Stadium1–270,487
4September 28, 2003Jacksonville JaguarsW 24–20Reliant Stadium2–270,041
5Bye
6October 12at Tennessee TitansL 17–38LP Field2–368,809
7October 19New York JetsL 14–19Reliant Stadium2–470,623
8October 26at Indianapolis ColtsL 21–30RCA Dome2–556,132
9November 2Carolina PanthersW 14–10Reliant Stadium3–570,052
10November 9at Cincinnati BengalsL 27–34Paul Brown Stadium3–650,437
11November 16at Buffalo BillsW 12–10Ralph Wilson Stadium4–672,677
12November 23New England PatriotsL 20–23 (OT)Reliant Stadium4–770,719
13November 30Atlanta FalconsW 17–13Reliant Stadium5–770,388
14December 7at Jacksonville JaguarsL 0–27Alltel Stadium5–843,363
15December 14at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 3–16Raymond James Stadium5–965,124
16December 21Tennessee TitansL 24–27Reliant Stadium5–1070,758
17December 28Indianapolis ColtsL 17–20Reliant Stadium5–1170,680

Note: Division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 447 336 W1
(5) Tennessee Titans 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 435 324 W3
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .313 2–4 3–9 276 331 L1
Houston Texans 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 255 380 L4

References

  1. "2003 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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