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| Season | 2003 | ||||||
| Number of Bowls | 28 | ||||||
| All-Star Games | 2 | ||||||
| Bowl games | December 16, 2003 – January 3, 2004 | ||||||
| National Championship | 2004 Sugar Bowl | ||||||
| Location of Championship | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
| Champions | LSU Tigers (BCS/Coaches) & USC Trojans (AP) | ||||||
| Bowl Challenge Cup Winner | ACC | ||||||
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College football bowl games
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The 2003-04 NCAA college football bowl season was 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 30, 2004, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.
Schedule[]
| Non BCS Contests[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup | AP rank | USA Today rank | |
| 12/16 | New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
7 PM | ESPN2 | Memphis 27 (9-4), North Texas 17 (9-4) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/18 | GMAC Bowl | Ladd Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama |
7:30 PM | ESPN2 | Miami 49 (13-1), Louisville 28 (9-4) |
#14 NR |
#15 NR | |
| 12/22 | Tangerine Bowl | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida |
5:30 PM | ESPN | North Carolina State 56 (8-5), Kansas 26 (6-7) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/23 | Fort Worth Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas |
7:30 PM | ESPN | Boise State 34 (13-1), TCU 31 (11-2) |
#18 #19 |
#16 #19 | |
| 12/24 | Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada |
7:30 PM | ESPN | Oregon State 55 (8-5), New Mexico 14 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/25 | Hawai'i Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii |
8:00 PM | ESPN | Hawaii 54 (9-5), Houston 48 (7-6) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/26 | Motor City Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, Michigan |
5:00 PM | ESPN | Bowling Green 28 (11-3), Northwestern 24 (6-7) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/26 | Insight Bowl | Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona |
8:30 PM | ESPN | California 52 (8-6), Virginia Tech 49 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/27 | Continental Tire Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina |
11:00 AM | ESPN2 | Virginia 23 (8-5), Pittsburgh 16 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/29 | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas |
9:00 AM | ESPN | Nebraska 17 (10-3), Michigan State 3 (8-5) |
#22 NR |
#21 NR | |
| 12/30 | Houston Bowl | Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas |
4:30 PM | ESPN | Texas Tech 38 (8-5), Navy 14 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/30 | Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California |
8:00 PM | ESPN | Washington State 28 (10-3), Texas 20 (10-3) |
#15 #5 |
#14 #5 | |
| 12/30 | {{{alt}}} | Spartan Stadium San Jose, California |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 | Fresno State 17 (9-5), UCLA 9 (6-7) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/31 | Music City Bowl | LP Field Nashville, Tennessee |
12:00 PM | ESPN | Auburn 28 (8-5), Wisconsin 14 (7-6) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/31 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas |
2:00 PM | CBS | Minnesota 31 (10-3), Oregon 30 (8-5) |
#24 NR |
#20 NR | |
| 12/31 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee |
3:30 PM | ESPN | Utah 17 (10-2), Southern Miss 0 (9-4) |
#25 NR |
#25 NR | |
| 12/31 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana |
7:30 PM | ESPN | Arkansas 27 (9-4), Missouri 14 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 12/31 | San Francisco Bowl | Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, California |
10:30 PM | ESPN2 | Boston College 32 (8-5), Colorado State 21 (7-6) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| 1/1 | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida |
11:00 AM | ESPN | Iowa 37, (10-3) Florida 17 (8-5) |
#13 #17 |
#12 #17 | |
| 1/1 | Gator Bowl | Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
12:30 PM | NBC | Maryland 41, (10-3) West Virginia 7 (8-5) |
#23 #20 |
#24 #23 | |
| 1/1 | Capital One Bowl | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida |
1:00 PM | ABC | Georgia 34, (11-3) Purdue 27 (9-4) |
#11 #12 |
#11 #13 | |
| 1/2 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
2:00 PM | FOX | Mississippi 31, (10-3) Oklahoma State 28 (9-4) |
#16 #21 |
#18 #22 | |
| 1/2 | Peach Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
4:30 PM | ESPN | Clemson 27 (9-5), Tennessee 14 (10-3) |
NR #6 |
NR #7 | |
| 1/3 | Humanitarian Bowl | Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho |
12 PM | ESPN | Georgia Tech 52 (7-6), Tulsa 10 (8-5) |
NR NR |
NR NR | |
| Bowl Championship Series[1][2] | ||||||||
| Date | Game | Site | Time (US EST) |
TV | Matchup | AP rank | BCS rank | |
| 1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
4:30 PM | ABC | USC 28 (12-1) (Pac-10 Champion), Michigan (Big Ten Champion) 14 (10-3) |
#1 #4 |
#3 #4 | |
| 1/1 | Orange Bowl | Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida |
8:30 PM | ABC | Miami 16 (11-2) (Big East Champion), Florida State (ACC Champion) 14 (10-3) |
#10 #9 |
#9 #7 | |
| 1/2 | Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
8 PM | ABC | Ohio State 35 (11-2), Kansas State 28 (11-4) (Big 12 Champion) |
#7 #8 |
#5 #10 | |
| 1/4 | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
8 PM | ABC | LSU 21 (13-1) (SEC Champion), Oklahoma 14 (12-2) |
#2 #3 |
#2 #1 | |
Conference bowl representation[]
| Conference | Bowl Appearances | Top 25 (December 7 Polls) | ||||||||
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| # | Record | % | Winners | Losers | # | Teams | AP Rank | CP Rank | ||
| Mid-American | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 | Miami Bowling Green |
1 | Miami | #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 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ESPN College FB Scoreboard (2003)". http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard?confId=80&weekNumber=17&seasonYear=2003. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2003-2004 Bowl Results (about.com)". http://football.about.com/cs/bowlgames/a/bl_2003bowls.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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