2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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.

2003 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Jack Bicknell Jr. (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Conroy Hines (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Randy Bates (2nd season)
Captain	Aaron Capps, Maxie Causey, Antonio Crow, D. J. Curry, Chris Van Hoy, Luke McCown, Chris Norwood, Josh Nash, Jonte Price, Booker T. Washington
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium (capacity: 30,600) Independence Stadium (capacity: 53,000)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					8	–	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:45 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	ESPN	L 9–48	43,279
September 6	7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)		W 34–3	24,211
September 13	11:00 am	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN Plus	W 20–19	72,387
September 20	9:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	SPW	L 6–16	38,093
October 4	2:00 pm	Boise State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPNGP	L 37–43	17,859
October 11	8:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 38–35	28,144
October 18	2:00 pm	Hawaii	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Plus	L 41–44	19,128
October 25	3:05 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 42–34	22,157
November 1	7:00 pm	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 10–49	91,879
November 8	2:00 pm	SMU	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 41–6	14,872
November 15	2:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 18–48	28,862
November 29	2:00 pm	Rice	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 14–49	8,752
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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