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2003 Baylor

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Guy Morriss.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2003, game by game: lost vs. UAB 19–24; lost at North Texas 14–52; won vs. SMU 10–7; won vs. Sam Houston 27–6; won vs. Colorado 42–30; lost at Texas A&M 10–73; lost at Kansas 21–28; lost vs. No. 19 Texas 0–56; lost at Kansas State 10–38; lost vs. Texas Tech 14–62; lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 3–41; lost vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State 21–38+21−63Lost 19–24 vs. UAB-5UABLost 14–52 at North Texas-38North TexasWon 10–7 vs. SMU+3SMUWon 27–6 vs. Sam Houston+21Sam HoustonWon 42–30 vs. Colorado+12ColoradoLost 10–73 at Texas A&M-63Texas A&MLost 21–28 at Kansas-7KansasLost 0–56 vs. No. 19 Texas-56No. 19 TexasLost 10–38 at Kansas State-28Kansas StateLost 14–62 vs. Texas Tech-48Texas TechLost 3–41 at No. 1 Oklahoma-38No. 1 OklahomaLost 21–38 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State-17No. 24 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUABL 19–⁠2446%
Sep 6atNorth TexasL 14–⁠5224%
Sep 13vsSMUW 10–⁠755%
Sep 20vsSam HoustonW 27–⁠666%
Oct 4vsColoradoW 42–⁠3030%
Oct 11atTexas A&ML 10–⁠7330%
Oct 18atKansasL 21–⁠2833%
Oct 25vs19TexasL 0–⁠5618%
Nov 1atKansas StateL 10–⁠3811%
Nov 8vsTexas TechL 14–⁠6225%
Nov 15at1OklahomaL 3–⁠414%
Nov 22vs24Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠3822%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠455
Coach
Guy Morriss
Elo
1316 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 100 of 117; offense No. 91, defense No. 100
SRS
−14.2 No. 105 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Brent Pease
Defensive coordinator
John Goodner
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠2

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 31— allowed
Defense-0.1own 35— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Kyle Seals S★★★No. 682
Marcus Foreman WDE★★★No. 682
Nicholas Fellows S★★★No. 682
Dominique Zeigler WR★★★No. 682
Braelon Davis CB★★★No. 682

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line13.00.800
Defensive backs62.70.789
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class152.40.780

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

All-Big 12

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.