2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

The 2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Jack Bicknell, Jr., who was in his fifth season with Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2003 record5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorConroy Hines (4th as OC, 13th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRick Smith (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRandy Bates (2nd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
(Capacity: 30,600)
Independence Stadium
(Capacity: 53,000)
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Boise State $  8 0     13 1  
Fresno State  6 2     9 5  
Tulsa  5 2     7 5  
Hawaii  5 3     9 5  
Rice  5 3     5 7  
Nevada  4 4     6 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5     5 7  
San Jose State  2 6     3 8  
UTEP  1 6     2 10  
SMU  0 8     0 12  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:45 pmNo. 3 Miami*ESPNL 9–4843,279
September 67:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*W 34–324,211
September 1311:00 amat Michigan State*ESPN+W 20–1972,387
September 209:00 pmat Fresno State
SPWL 6–1638,093
October 42:00 pmBoise StateESPNGPL 37–4317,859
October 118:05 pmat UTEPW 38–3528,144
October 182:00 pmHawaii
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
ESPN+L 41–4419,128
October 253:05 pmat NevadaW 42–3422,157
November 17:00 pmat No. 8 LSU*PPVL 10–4991,879
November 82:00 pmSMU
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 41–614,872
November 152:00 pmat TulsaL 18–4828,862
November 292:00 pmRice
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 14–498,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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