2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
2003 record	5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (10th season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium (Capacity: 35,097)
Seasons

Template:2003 Conference USA football standings The 2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	East Carolina	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 40–3	28,011
September 13	12:00 PM	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 15–13	51,189
September 20	7:00 PM	Temple*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 30–24	30,405
September 27	2:00 PM	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		L 42–37	27,512
October 4	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 20–22	24,522
October 11	4:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 14–31	17,072
October 25	3:00 PM	Army	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 33–29	22,025
October 31	7:30 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 17–24	28,616
November 8	2:00 PM	Rhode Island*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–24	14,006
November 15	3:00 PM	at No. 10 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–43	42,161
November 22	2:00 PM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 16–21	42,884
November 28	11:00 AM	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	L 40–43	11,993
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Awards and milestones

Conference USA honors

Offensive player of the week

• Week 4: Richard Hall

Defensive player of the week

• Week 3: Trent Cole

All-Conference USA First Team

Kyle Takavitz, OG

Trent Cole, DE

All-Conference USA Second Team

• Andre Frazier, DE
• Daven Holly, DB
• Zach Norton, DB

All-Conference USA Third Team

• Jamar Enzor, LB