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2003 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2003, game by game: won vs. SMU 58–10; won vs. New Mexico 42–28; lost at NC State 21–49; won at Ole Miss 49–45; won vs. Texas A&M 59–28; won vs. Iowa State 52–21; lost at No. 23 Oklahoma State 49–51; lost at Missouri 31–62; won vs. Colorado 26–21; won at Baylor 62–14; lost at No. 6 Texas 40–43; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 25–56; won vs. Navy 38–14+48−31Won 58–10 vs. SMU+48SMUWon 42–28 vs. New Mexico+14New MexicoLost 21–49 at NC State-28NC StateWon 49–45 at Ole Miss+4Ole MissWon 59–28 vs. Texas A&M+31Texas A&MWon 52–21 vs. Iowa State+31Iowa StateLost 49–51 at No. 23 Oklahoma State-2No. 23 Oklahoma StateLost 31–62 at Missouri-31MissouriWon 26–21 vs. Colorado+5ColoradoWon 62–14 at Baylor+48BaylorLost 40–43 at No. 6 Texas-3No. 6 TexasLost 25–56 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-31No. 1 OklahomaWon 38–14 vs. Navy+24Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSMUW 58–⁠1083%
Sep 6vsNew MexicoW 42–⁠2870%
Sep 20atNC StateL 21–⁠4947%
Sep 27atOle MissW 49–⁠4552%
Oct 4vsTexas A&MW 59–⁠2869%
Oct 11vsIowa StateW 52–⁠2176%
Oct 18at23Oklahoma StateL 49–⁠5148%
Oct 25atMissouriL 31–⁠6254%
Nov 1vsColoradoW 26–⁠2168%
Nov 8atBaylorW 62–⁠1475%
Nov 15at6TexasL 40–⁠4325%
Nov 22vs1OklahomaL 25–⁠5626%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNavyHouston BowlW 38–⁠1469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 38–⁠14 in the Houston Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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.

Led the nationB.J. Symons: passing yards (5,833 yds), passing touchdowns (52 TD), total offense (5,976 yds), total offense per game (459.7)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
552–⁠442
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1611 +22 this season
SP+ rating
11.9 No. 34 of 117; offense No. 1, defense No. 101
SRS
7.7 No. 32 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 71
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 31— 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

Keyunta Dawson DT★★★No. 682
Matt Grissel OT★★No. 1050
Joey Garcia S★★No. 1050
Darylan Carroll CB★★No. 1050
Ben Griffin OT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line13.00.800
Defensive backs22.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class62.20.772

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.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 4Carlos Francis WROakland Raiders
Rd 7B.J. Symons QBHouston Texans

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Mickey PetersTEMedia-1
  • Wes WelkerAPBCoaches-1; Media-1

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.