The 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2003 and January 2004 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 16, 2003, and concluded on January 31, 2004, with the season-ending Gridiron Classic.
A total of 28 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. To fill the 56 available bowl slots, four teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—all four had a .500 (6–6) season. While teams that did not have winning seasons were invited to bowl games, seven teams with winning records were left out: Northern Illinois (10–2); Connecticut (9-3); Marshall and Toledo (both 8–4); Air Force and Akron (both 7–5); and South Florida (7–4).
Poll rankings The below table lists top teams (per polls taken after the completion of the regular season and any conference championship games), their win–loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. The AP column represents rankings per the AP Poll, while the BCS column represents the Bowl Championship Series rankings.
AP BCS Team W–L Bowl USC Trojans Rose Bowl LSU Tigers Sugar Bowl Oklahoma Sooners Sugar Bowl Michigan Wolverines Rose Bowl Texas Longhorns Holiday Bowl Tennessee Volunteers Peach Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes Fiesta Bowl Kansas State Wildcats Fiesta Bowl Florida State Seminoles Orange Bowl Miami Hurricanes Orange Bowl Georgia Bulldogs Capital One Bowl Purdue Boilermakers Capital One Bowl Iowa Hawkeyes Outback Bowl Miami (Ohio) RedHawks GMAC Bowl Washington State Cougars Holiday Bowl Ole Miss Rebels Cotton Bowl Classic Florida Gators Outback Bowl Boise State Broncos Fort Worth Bowl TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth Bowl West Virginia Mountaineers Gator Bowl Oklahoma State Cowboys Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska Cornhuskers Alamo Bowl Maryland Terrapins Gator Bowl Minnesota Golden Gophers Sun Bowl Utah Utes Liberty Bowl denotes a BCS bowl game
Schedule
Non BCS ContestsDateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUSA Todaypre-gamerank12/16New Orleans BowlLouisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana7 PMESPN2Memphis 27 (8–4),North Texas 17 (9–3)NRNRNRNR12/18GMAC BowlLadd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama7:30 PMESPN2Miami (Ohio) 49 (12–1),Louisville 28 (9–3)#14NR#15NR12/22Tangerine BowlCitrus Bowl Orlando, Florida5:30 PMESPNNorth Carolina State 56 (7–5),Kansas 26 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/23Fort Worth BowlAmon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas7:30 PMESPN2Boise State 34 (12–1),TCU 31 (11–1)#18#19#16#1912/24Las Vegas BowlSam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada7:30 PMESPNOregon State 55 (7–5),New Mexico 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/25Hawai'i BowlAloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii8:00 PMESPNHawaii 54 (8–5),Houston 48 (7–5)NRNRNRNR12/26Ford Field Detroit, Michigan5:00 PMESPNBowling Green 28 (10–3),Northwestern 24 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/26Insight BowlBank One Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona8:30 PMESPNCalifornia 52 (7–6),Virginia Tech 49 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/27Continental Tire BowlBank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina11:00 AMESPN2Virginia 23 (7–5),Pittsburgh 16 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/29Alamo BowlAlamodome San Antonio, Texas9:00 PMESPNNebraska 17 (9–3),Michigan State 3 (8–4)#22NR#21NR12/30Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas4:30 PMESPNTexas Tech 38 (7–5),Navy 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/30Holiday BowlQualcomm Stadium San Diego, California8:00 PMESPNWashington State 28 (9–3),Texas 20 (10–2)#15#5#14#512/30Silicon Valley Football ClassicSpartan Stadium San Jose, California10:30 PMESPN2Fresno State 17 (8–5),UCLA 9 (6–6)NRNRNRNR12/31Music City BowlLP Field Nashville, Tennessee12:00 PMESPNAuburn 28 (7–5),Wisconsin 14 (7–5)NRNRNRNR12/31Sun BowlSun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas2:00 PMCBSMinnesota 31 (9–3),Oregon 30 (8–4)#24NR#20NR12/31Liberty BowlLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee3:30 PMESPNUtah 17 (9–2),Southern Miss 0 (9–3)#25NR#25NR12/31Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana7:30 PMESPNArkansas 27 (8–4),Missouri 14 (8–4)NRNRNRNR12/31Pacific Bell Park San Francisco, California10:30 PMESPN2Boston College 32 (7–5),Colorado State 21 (7–5)NRNRNRNR1/1Outback BowlRaymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida11:00 AMESPNIowa 37, (9–3)Florida 17 (8–4)#13#17#12#171/1Gator BowlAlltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida12:30 PMNBCMaryland 41, (9–3)West Virginia 7 (8–4)#23#20#24#231/1Capital One BowlCitrus Bowl Orlando, Florida1:00 PMABCGeorgia 34, (10–3)Purdue 27 (9–3)#11#12#11#131/2Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas2:00 PMFOXMississippi 31, (9–3)Oklahoma State 28 (9–3)#16#21#18#221/2Peach BowlGeorgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia4:30 PMESPNClemson 27 (8–5),Tennessee 14 (10–2)NR#6NR#71/3Humanitarian BowlBronco Stadium Boise, Idaho12 PMESPNGeorgia Tech 52 (6–6),Tulsa 10 (8–4)NRNRNRNRBowl Championship SeriesDateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchupAP rankBCS rank1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California4:30 PMABCUSC 28 (11–1) (Pac-10 Champion),Michigan (Big Ten Champion) 14 (10–2)#1#4#3#41/1Orange BowlDolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida8:30 PMABCMiami 16 (10–2) (Big East Champion),Florida State (ACC Champion) 14 (10–2)#10#9#9#71/2Fiesta BowlSun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona8 PMABCOhio State 35 (10–2),Kansas State 28 (11–3) (Big 12 Champion)#7#8#5#101/4Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana8 PMABCLSU 21 (12–1) (SEC Champion),Oklahoma 14 (12–1)#2#3#2#1
Conference bowl representation Conference Bowl Appearances Top 25 (December 7 Polls) # Record % Winners Losers # Teams AP Rank CP Rank Mid-American 2 2–0 1.000 Miami (Ohio)Bowling Green 1Miami (Ohio)#14#15 ACC 6 5–1 0.833 MarylandGeorgia TechClemsonNC StateVirginia Florida State 2Florida State#9#8Maryland#23#24 Western Athletic 4 3–1 0.750 Boise StateHawaiiFresno State Tulsa 1Boise State#18#16 SEC 7 5–2 0.714 LSUGeorgiaMississippiAuburnArkansas TennesseeFlorida 5LSU#2#2Tennessee#6#7Georgia#11#11Mississippi#16#18Florida#17#17 Pac-10 6 4–2 0.667 USCWashington StateOregon StateCalifornia OregonUCLA 2USC#1#1Washington State#15#14 Big East 5 2–3 0.400 MiamiBoston College West VirginiaVirginia TechPittsburgh 2Miami#10#9West Virginia#20#23 Big 10 8 3–5 0.375 Ohio StateIowaMinnesota MichiganPurdueMichigan StateWisconsinNorthwestern 5Michigan#4#4Ohio State#7#6Iowa#13#12Purdue#12#13Minnesota#24#20 Mountain West 3 1–2 0.333 Utah New MexicoColorado State 1Utah#25#25 Big 12 8 2–6 0.250 NebraskaTexas Tech OklahomaTexasKansas StateOklahoma StateKansasMissouri 5Oklahoma#3#3Texas#5#5Kansas State#8#10Nebraska#22#21Oklahoma State#21#22 Conference USA 5 1–4 0.200 Memphis TCULouisvilleHoustonSouthern Miss 1TCU#19#19 Sun Belt 1 0–1 0.000 North Texas 0 none Independents 1 0–1 0.000 Navy 0 none
All-star games Date Game Winning Team Losing Team Venue City January 10, 2004 East–West Shrine Game West Team 28 East Team 7 SBC Park San Francisco, California January 17, 2004 Las Vegas All-American Classic West Team 14 East Team 7 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada January 17, 2004 Hula Bowl South (Aina) 26 North (Kai) 7 War Memorial Stadium Wailuku, Hawaii January 24, 2004 Senior Bowl South Team 28 North Team 10 Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama January 31, 2004 Gridiron Classic North All-Stars 35 South All-Stars 31 The Villages Polo Stadium The Villages, Florida
References
External links 2003–04 NCAA football bowl games