Texas vs. LSU

Wednesday, January 1, 2003, Cotton Bowl

No. 9 Texas beat LSU 35–⁠20. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 8–⁠6–⁠1.

Neutral site9Texas11–⁠2 in 2002
35
Neutral siteLSU8–⁠5 in 2002
20

FinalTV: FoxAttendance 70,817Referee: Gerald Wright (Mountain West)

MVPs Roy Williams (Texas); Cory Redding (Texas)Wikipedia

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas7147735
LSU1070320

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2019LSU 45, Texas 38
2002Texas 35, LSU 20Cotton Bowl
1962LSU 13, Texas 0Cotton Bowl
1954Texas 20, LSU 6
1953LSU 20, Texas 7
1952Texas 35, LSU 14

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