2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2003 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
2003 record	4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning, Jr.
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 82,600)

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2					11	–	4
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	7
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
#12 Texas		7	–	1					10	–	3
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Texas A&M Aggies]football team represented Texas A&M University in the college football season of 2003. The team's head football coach was Dennis Franchione. 2003 was the first year for Franchione who resigned from Alabama in late 2002. Franchione, known for his history of turning struggling football programs around, replaced R.C. Slocum who was fired after a mediocre 6–6 season in 2002.

Franchione brought the majority of his coaching staff with him to College Station. Strength and Conditioning Coach Ben Pollard declined an offer to go to College Station and elected to remain at Alabama. Franchione signed a contract that was set to pay him a yearly salary of $1.7 million through 2010.

The Aggies finished the 2003 season with a 4–8 record, including a nationally televised 77–0 loss to Oklahoma, the worst loss in A&M's history. The season also marked the first losing season for the Aggies in 21 years.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Arkansas State*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 26–11	75,804
September 6	7:00 PM	Utah*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 28–26	74,019
September 18	6:30 PM	at #8 Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 19–35	65,115
September 27	2:30 PM	#17 Pittsburgh*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 26–37	79,116
October 4	9:00 PM	at Texas Tech		Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	FSN	L 28–59	51,772
October 11	12:30 PM	Baylor		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 73–10	73,030
October 18	11:30 AM	at #18 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 12–48	77,604
October 25	2:30 PM	#18 Oklahoma State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 10–38	79,153
November 1	12:30 PM	Kansas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 45–33	68,487
November 8	11:00 AM	at #1 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 0–77	83,461
November 15	11:30 AM	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN	L 22–45	55,505
November 28	2:30 PM	#6 Texas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 15–46	84,094
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas State	0	3	0	8	11
Texas A&M	0	9	10	7	26

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah	0	0	13	13	26
Texas A&M	14	7	0	7	28

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	3	9	0	7	19
Virginia Tech	7	7	7	14	35

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	9	0	21	7	37
Texas A&M	0	13	0	13	26

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	14	0	14	28
Texas Tech	17	14	21	7	59

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	3	7	0	0	10
Texas A&M	10	28	21	14	73

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	3	0	3	6	12
Nebraska	20	0	14	14	48

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	14	7	10	7	38
Texas A&M	0	0	0	10	10

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	7	7	6	13	33
Texas A&M	7	7	24	7	45

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma	14	35	28	0	77

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	6	3	13	22
Missouri	16	6	9	14	45

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	14	6	16	10	46
Texas A&M	0	9	6	0	15