2003 Washington State Cougars football team

2003 Washington State Cougars football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Texas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Levenseller (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRobb Akey (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 USC $   7 1     12 1  
No. 9 Washington State   6 2     10 3  
Oregon   5 3     8 5  
California   5 3     8 6  
Oregon State   4 4     8 5  
Washington   4 4     6 6  
UCLA   4 4     6 7  
Arizona State   2 6     5 7  
Stanford   2 6     4 7  
Arizona   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University as a member of Pacific-10 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Doba, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished second in the Pac-10 behind champion USC. Washington State was invited to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, where the Cougars defeated fifth-ranked Texas and moved up to ninth in the final rankings. The team played home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.