2003 Houston Texans season

2003 Houston Texans season
2003 Houston Texans season
Owner	Bob McNair
Head coach	Dom Capers
General manager	Charley Casserly
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 2002; Texans seasons; 2004 →;

The 2003 Houston Texans season was the franchise's second season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Dom Capers. It saw the Texans make a one-game improvement on its initial season's record.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2003 Houston Texans draft
1	3	Andre Johnson *	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
2	41	Bennie Joppru	Tight end	Michigan
3	67	Antwan Peek	Linebacker	Cincinnati
3	75	Seth Wand	Offensive tackle	Northwest Missouri State
3	88	Dave Ragone	Quarterback	Louisville
4	101	Domanick Davis	Running back	LSU
6	192	Drew Henson	Quarterback	Michigan
6	214	Keith Wright	Defensive tackle	Missouri
7	217	Curry Burns	Safety	Louisville
7	233	Chance Pearce	Center	Texas A&M
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff[]

**2003 Houston Texans staff**

	Front office Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly Associate director of pro scouting – Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan Head coaches Head coach – Dom Capers Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer Running backs – Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Tight ends – Greg Roman Offensive line – Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Reggie Herring Defensive backs (secondary) – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs (secondary) – Brian Stewart Defensive quality control – Jedd Fisch Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning –

Roster[]

**2003 Houston Texans final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 David Carr 11 Mike Quinn 4 Dave Ragone Running backs 45 Greg Comella FB 25 Tony Hollings 44 Moran Norris FB 32 Jonathan Wells 37 Domanick Williams Wide receivers 87 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 84 J. J. Moses Tight ends 89 Jabari Holloway 88 Rashod Kent 82 Billy Miller 81 Matt Murphy		Offensive linemen 67 Milford Brown G 73 Garrick Jones T 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts T 68 Greg Robinson-Randall T 78 Seth Wand T 77 Todd Washington G 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert T Defensive linemen 97 Jason Davis DE 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 94 Junior Ioane DT 99 Steve Martin DT 90 Terrance Martin DT 98 Antwan Peek DE/OLB 92 Corey Sears DE 79 Jeremy Slechta DT		Linebackers 59 Travis Carroll 54 Troy Evans 58 Steve Foley 56 Jay Foreman 53 Shantee Orr 55 Jamie Sharper 52 Kailee Wong Defensive backs 33 Jason Bell CB 31 Aaron Glenn CB 24 Eric Brown FS 22 Curry Burns 42 Marcus Coleman CB 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 29 Marlon McCree SS 30 Jason Simmons CB 21 Darrick Vaughn 43 Kenny Wright CB Special teams 3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS 7 Chad Stanley P		Reserve lists 12 Tony Banks QB (IR) 47 Jarrod Baxter FB (IR) 50 Charlie Clemons LB (IR) 28 Pat Dennis CB (IR) 75 Jimmy Herndon T (IR) 83 Bennie Joppru TE (IR) 62 C (IR) 64 Ben Lynch C (IR) 34 Stacey Mack RB (IR) 91 Seth Payne DT (IR) 26 Matt Stevens FS (IR) 96 Gary Walker DE (IR) 41 Ramon Walker CB (IR) Practice squad 20 RB 28 Travis Stephens RB 60 T 93 LB Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Denver Broncos	L 12–20	0–1	Reliant Stadium	Recap
2	August 15	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–34	0–2	Texas Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	San Diego Chargers	L 17–19	0–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	August 28	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–34	0–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 7	at Miami Dolphins	W 21–20	1–0	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
2	September 14	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–31	1–1	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
3	September 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–42	1–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	September 28	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–20	2–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 12	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–38	2–3	The Coliseum	Recap
7	October 19	New York Jets	L 14–19	2–4	Reliant Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	at Indianapolis Colts	L 21–30	2–5	RCA Dome	Recap
9	November 2	Carolina Panthers	W 14–10	3–5	Reliant Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–34	3–6	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
11	November 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 12–10	4–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	New England Patriots	L 20–23 (OT)	4–7	Reliant Stadium	Recap
13	November 30	Atlanta Falcons	W 17–13	5–7	Reliant Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–27	5–8	Alltel Stadium	Recap
15	December 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–16	5–9	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
16	December 21	Tennessee Titans	L 24–27	5–10	Reliant Stadium	Recap
17	December 28	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–20	5–11	Reliant Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 1: at Miami Dolphins[]

Week 1: Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	3	9	6	21
Dolphins	0	14	0	6	20

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL

Date: September 7
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 73,010
TV: CBS
Recap

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 36-yard field goal, 5:14. Texans 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:13.

Second quarter

MIA – Chris Chambers 57-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 9:34. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:48.
HOU – Kris Brown 50-yard field goal, 6:22. Dolphins 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:26.
MIA – Chris Chambers 21-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick), 1:11. Dolphins 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 5:17.

Third quarter

HOU – Corey Bradford 78-yard pass from Derek Carr (run failed), 4:34. Dolphins 14–12. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:12.
HOU – Kris Brown 23-yard field goal, 0:25. Texans 15–14. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:39.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Ricky Williams 35-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (pass failed), 12:37. Dolphins 20–15. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.
HOU – Kris Brown 24-yard field goal, 4:59. Dolphins 20–18. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:29.
HOU – Kris Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:30. Texans 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:28.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 17/31, 266 yards, TD
MIA – Jay Fiedler – 17/32, 227 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Stacey Mack – 27 rushes, 89 yards
MIA – Ricky Williams – 17 rushes, 69 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Corey Bradford – 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD
MIA – Chris Chambers – 7 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Week 2: at New Orleans Saints[]

Week 2: Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	10	0	0	10
Saints	7	0	10	14	31

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Date: September 14
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 68,390
TV: CBS
Recap

Game information

First quarter

NO – Deuce McAllister 24-yard run (John Carney kick), 1:35. Saints 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 10:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:31.
HOU – Kris Brown 30-yard field goal, 0:06. Texans 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 2:07.

Third quarter

NO – Donté Stallworth 35-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 10:57. Saints 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:58.
NO – John Carney 39-yard field goal, 1:25. Saints 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53.

Fourth quarter

NO – Ernie Conwell 2-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 9:05. Saints 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:14.
NO – Joffrey Reynolds 40-yard interception return, 3:00. Saints 31–10.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 17/36, 213 yards, 2 INT
NO – Aaron Brooks – 18/27, 189 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Stacey Mack – 13 rushes, 31 yards
NO – Deuce McAllister – 20 rushes, 96 yards, TD

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 5 receptions, 71 yards
NO – Joe Horn – 10 receptions, 111 yards

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[]

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	7	14	14	42
Texans	0	7	0	7	14

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

Date: September 21
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 70,487
TV: CBS
Recap

Game information

First quarter

KC – Priest Holmes 6-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:09. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:16.

Second quarter

HOU – Andre Johnson 43-yard pass from Derek Carr (Kris Brown kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 5:08.
KC – Priest Holmes 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 0:19. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 97 yards, 0:05.

Third quarter

KC – Eddie Kennison 15-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 4:18. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:20.
KC – Dante Hall 73-yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick), 1:50. Chiefs 28–7.

Fourth quarter

KC – Derrick Blaylock 20-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 14:04. Chiefs 35–7. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:43.
KC – Shaunard Harts 38-yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick), 7:16. Chiefs 42–7.
HOU – Andre Johnson 4-yard pass from Tony Banks (Kris Brown kick), 2:01. Chiefs 42–14. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:06.

Top passers

KC – Trent Green – 16/28, 262 yards, TD, 2 INT
HOU – David Carr – 17/27, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

KC – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Tony Hollings – 7 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

KC – Priest Holmes – 4 receptions, 67 yards
HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Week 3: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	7	10	0	20
Texans	7	7	3	7	24

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX

Date: September 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 70,041
TV: CBS
Recap

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Stacey Mack 5-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 9:00. Texans 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:35.
JAX – Seth Marler 29-yard field goal, 3:19. Texans 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:13.

Second quarter

HOU – Jabar Gaffney 24-yard pass from Derek Carr (Kris Brown kick), 14:11. Texans 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:59.
JAX – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 6:46. Texans 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:25.

Third quarter

HOU – Kris Brown 48-yard field goal, 13:45. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 0:55.
JAX – Troy Edwards 84-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Seth Marler kick), 11:04. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:17.
JAX – Seth Marler 20-yard field goal, 4:06. Jaguars 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:36.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Derek Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 0:02. Texans 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:20.

Top passers

JAX – Byron Leftwich – 17/36, 231 yards, TD, 3 INT
HOU – Derek Carr – 23/36, 234 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

JAX – Fred Taylor – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD
HOU – Domanick Williams – 16 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Troy Edwards – 3 receptions, 111 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 8 receptions 97 yards

Standings[]

AFC South
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	447	336	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Tennessee Titans	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	435	324	W3
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	276	331	L1
Houston Texans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	255	380	L4

References[]

^ "2003 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[1] "2003 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

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