2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

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2003 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–7 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRusty Burns (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
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

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 pmEast Carolina
ESPNW 40–328,011[1]
September 1312:00 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN PlusW 15–1351,189
September 207:00 pmTemple*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 30–24 3OT30,405
September 272:00 pmat Miami (OH)*
L 42–3727,512
October 47:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 20–2224,522[2]
October 114:00 pmat UAB
L 14–3117,072[3]
October 253:00 pmArmydagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN PlusW 33–2922,025
October 317:30 pmat South Florida
ESPN2L 17–2428,616
November 82:00 pmRhode Island*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 31–2414,006
November 153:00 pmat No. 10 TCU
L 10–4342,161
November 222:00 pmat Memphis
L 16–2142,884
November 2811:00 amLouisville
ESPN2L 40–4311,993
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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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
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and milestones

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Conference USA honors

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Offensive player of the week

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  • Week 4: Richard Hall[4]

Defensive player of the week

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  • Week 3: Trent Cole[4]

All-Conference USA First Team

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  • Kyle Takavitz, OG
  • Trent Cole, DE

[4]

All-Conference USA Second Team

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  • Andre Frazier, DE
  • Daven Holly, DB
  • Zach Norton, DB

[4]

All-Conference USA Third Team

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  • Jamar Enzor, LB

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References

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  1. ^ "One for the 'chain gang'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss fells UC on FG". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hackney, White pass and catch UAB past Cincy". The Anniston Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2011 Cincinnati Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.


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