2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2003 Kansas Jayhawks football
Tangerine Bowl, L 26–56 vs. NC State
Conference Big 12 Conference
North
Record 6–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Nick Quartaro (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (2nd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,071)
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$   6 2     11 4  
No. 19 Nebraska   5 3     10 3  
Missouri   4 4     8 5  
Kansas   3 5     6 7  
Colorado   3 5     5 7  
Iowa State   0 8     2 10  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%   8 0     12 2  
No. 12 Texas   7 1     10 3  
Oklahoma State   5 3     9 4  
Texas Tech   4 4     8 5  
Texas A&M   2 6     4 8  
Baylor   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Mark Mangino and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 p.m. Northwestern* L 20–28 27,775
September 6 6:00 p.m. UNLV*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 46–24 33,980
September 13 3:00 p.m. at Wyoming* W 42–35 18,329
September 20 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 41–6 34,712
September 27 11:30 a.m. Missouri
FSN W 35–14 50,071
October 11 2:30 p.m. at Colorado L 47–50 OT 50,477
October 18 1:00 p.m. Baylordagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 28–21 40,088
October 25 1:10 p.m. at Kansas State L 6–42 51,614
November 1 12:30 p.m. at Texas A&M L 33–45 68,487
November 8 2:30 p.m. No. 19 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)
FSN L 3–24 50,107
November 15 1:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State L 21–44 40,850
November 22 1:00 p.m. Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 36–7 34,518
December 22 4:30 p.m. vs. NC State* ESPN L 26–56 26,482
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Bill Whittemore Sr
QB 14 Brian Luke  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Kevin Kane So
DE 92 David McMillan Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-12

Game summaries

Tangerine Bowl