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2003–04 NCAA football bowl games
College football postseason game series
College football postseason game series
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
January 4, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana 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, while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.
denotes a BCS bowl game
Schedule
| Non BCS Contests | Date | Game | Site | Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US EST) | TV | Matchup | ||||||||
| (pre-game record) | AP | |||||||||
| pre-game | ||||||||||
| rank | USA Today | |||||||||
| pre-game | ||||||||||
| rank | Bowl Championship Series | Date | Game | Site | Time | |||||
| (US EST) | TV | Matchup | AP rank | BCS 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 | 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 | 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 | Independence Stadium | |||||||||
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 7:30 PM | ESPN | Arkansas 27 (8–4), | |||||||
| Missouri 14 (8–4) | NR | |||||||||
| NR | NR | |||||||||
| NR | ||||||||||
| 12/31 | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 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
| Conference | Bowl Appearances | Top 25 (December 7 Polls) | # | Record | % | Winners | Losers | # | Teams | AP Rank | CP Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-American | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 | Miami (Ohio) | |||||||
| Bowling Green | 1 | Miami (Ohio) | #14 | #15 | |||||||
| ACC | 6 | 5–1 | 0.833 | Maryland | |||||||
| Georgia Tech | |||||||||||
| Clemson | |||||||||||
| NC State | |||||||||||
| Virginia | Florida State | 2 | Florida State | #9 | #8 | ||||||
| Maryland | #23 | #24 | |||||||||
| Western Athletic | 4 | 3–1 | 0.750 | Boise State | |||||||
| Hawaii | |||||||||||
| Fresno State | Tulsa | 1 | Boise State | #18 | #16 | ||||||
| SEC | 7 | 5–2 | 0.714 | LSU | |||||||
| Georgia | |||||||||||
| Mississippi | |||||||||||
| Auburn | |||||||||||
| Arkansas | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | LSU | #2 | #2 | |||||||
| Tennessee | #6 | #7 | |||||||||
| Georgia | #11 | #11 | |||||||||
| Mississippi | #16 | #18 | |||||||||
| Florida | #17 | #17 | |||||||||
| Pac-10 | 6 | 4–2 | 0.667 | USC | |||||||
| Washington State | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | |||||||||||
| California | Oregon | ||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | USC | #1 | #1 | |||||||
| Washington State | #15 | #14 | |||||||||
| Big East | 5 | 2–3 | 0.400 | Miami | |||||||
| Boston College | West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Miami | #10 | #9 | |||||||
| West Virginia | #20 | #23 | |||||||||
| Big 10 | 8 | 3–5 | 0.375 | Ohio State | |||||||
| Iowa | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | Michigan | ||||||||||
| Purdue | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | |||||||||||
| Wisconsin | |||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | Michigan | #4 | #4 | |||||||
| Ohio State | #7 | #6 | |||||||||
| Iowa | #13 | #12 | |||||||||
| Purdue | #12 | #13 | |||||||||
| Minnesota | #24 | #20 | |||||||||
| Mountain West | 3 | 1–2 | 0.333 | Utah | New Mexico | ||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | Utah | #25 | #25 | |||||||
| Big 12 | 8 | 2–6 | 0.250 | Nebraska | |||||||
| Texas Tech | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Texas | |||||||||||
| Kansas State | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | |||||||||||
| Kansas | |||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | Oklahoma | #3 | #3 | |||||||
| Texas | #5 | #5 | |||||||||
| Kansas State | #8 | #10 | |||||||||
| Nebraska | #22 | #21 | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State | #21 | #22 | |||||||||
| Conference USA | 5 | 1–4 | 0.200 | Memphis | TCU | ||||||
| Louisville | |||||||||||
| Houston | |||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 1 | TCU | #19 | #19 | |||||||
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0–1 | 0.000 | North Texas | 0 | none | |||||
| Independents | 1 | 0–1 | 0.000 | Navy | 0 | none |
All-star games
| Date | Game | Winning Team | Losing Team | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2004 | East–West Shrine Game | West Team | 28 | East Team | 7 |
| January 17, 2004 | Las Vegas All-American Classic | West Team | 14 | East Team | 7 |
| January 17, 2004 | Hula Bowl | South (Aina) | 26 | North (Kai) | 7 |
| January 24, 2004 | Senior Bowl | South Team | 28 | North Team | 10 |
| January 31, 2004 | Gridiron Classic | North All-Stars | 35 | South All-Stars | 31 |
References
References
- (December 8, 2003). "AP Poll". [[Tampa Bay Times]].
- (December 8, 2003). "Bowl Championship Series Rankings". [[Tampa Bay Times]].
- "ESPN College FB Scoreboard (2003)".
- "2003-2004 Bowl Results (about.com)".
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