2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football
2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Minter (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (1st season)
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played its home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.

2003 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Southern Miss $	8	–	0	9	–	4
No. 24 TCU	7	–	1	11	–	2
Memphis	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
South Florida	5	–	3	7	–	4
Houston	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	3	–	5	5	–	7
Cincinnati	2	–	6	5	–	7
East Carolina	1	–	7	1	–	11
Army	0	–	8	0	–	13

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	East Carolina	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	W 40–3	28,011
September 13	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	W 15–13	51,189
September 20	7:00 pm	Temple*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 30–24 ^3OT	30,405
September 27	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)		L 42–37	27,512
October 4	7:00 pm	Southern Miss	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 20–22	24,522
October 11	4:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 14–31	17,072
October 25	3:00 pm	Army	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 33–29	22,025
October 31	7:30 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 17–24	28,616
November 8	2:00 pm	Rhode Island*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 31–24	14,006
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 10 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–43	42,161
November 22	2:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		L 16–21	42,884
November 28	11:00 am	Louisville	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	L 40–43	11,993
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`70`	Ryan Brown	So
TE	`85`	Brent Celek	Fr
QB	`8`	Gino Guidugli	Jr
TE	`89`	A. J. Lucius	Jr
WR	`22`	Derick Ross	So
OT	`69`	Jeremy Schlicher	Jr
C	`66`	Josh Shneyderov	Sr
G	`79`	Adam Shorter	Jr
OT	`77`	Clint Stickdorn	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`56`	Michael Brown	So
DE	`62`	Trent Cole	Jr
LB	`46`	Jamar Enzor	Jr
DE	`91`	Andre Frazier	Jr
LB	`42`	Tyjuan Hagler	Jr
CB	`18`	Daven Holly	Jr
CB	`29`	Zach Norton	Sr
DT	`86`	Mike Wright	Jr