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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Gary Patterson
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Gary Patterson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 1  @ Tulane  38   35   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Navy  17   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Vanderbilt  30   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Arizona  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Army  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ South Florida  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Alabama Birmingham  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Houston  62   55   W       
 Wed., Nov. 5  vs. Louisville  31   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Cincinnati  43   10   W       
 Thu., Nov. 20  @ Southern Mississippi  28   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Southern Methodist  20   13   W       
 Tue., Dec. 23   Boise State  31   34   L    @ Fort Worth, TX   Armed Forces Bowl
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored380
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed276
  Defense Average21.2
  Opponents Record72-90
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25 11-2-0 AP
24 11-2-0 Coaches
24 11-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2003 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-4293226Lost  0-178-0226117  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 11-2380276Lost  31-347-1269202  Gary Patterson
Louisville 9-4450361Lost  28-495-3289242  Bobby Petrino
Memphis 9-4393250Won  27-175-3217138  Tommy West
South Florida 7-4276224 5-2158138  Jim Leavitt
Houston 7-6448468Lost  48-544-4286301  Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham 5-7245287 4-4189190  Watson Brown
Cincinnati 5-7303319 2-6190216  Rick Minter
Tulane 5-7337424 2-5206250  Chris Scelfo
East Carolina 1-11217428 1-7174280  John Thompson
Army 0-13206476   Todd Berry

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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