2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

2003 Conference USA football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
C-USA champion
Liberty Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Utah
Conference	Conference USA
2003 record	9–4 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Bower (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rip Scherer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (3rd as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium	M. M. Roberts Stadium; (Capacity: 33,000)
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They were a member of Conference USA.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 pm	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	HDNet	L 2–34	33,552
September 4	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	W 17–12	44,669
September 13	6:00 pm	Memphis	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)		W 23–6	29,233
September 25	6:45 pm	No. 15 Nebraska*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 14–38	36,152
October 4	6:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 22–20	24,522
October 11	2:00 pm	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 3–17	83,818
October 25	2:00 pm	South Florida	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 27–6	23,708
November 1	2:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		W 48–3	25,649
November 8	4:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 31–10	20,377
November 15	2:00 pm	Tulane	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 28–14	26,987
November 20	6:45 pm	No. 10 TCU	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 40–28	30,141
November 29	1:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 38–21	24,175
December 31	2:30 pm	vs. No. 25 Utah*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–17	55,989
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Southern Miss on the road at Alabama Crimson Tide, October 11, 2003

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v t Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Venues	Kamper Park (1912–1931) M. M. Roberts Stadium (1932–present) Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1950–1974) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1952–1988)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Tech: Rivalry in Dixie Memphis: Black and Blue Bowl Tulane: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	Seymour d'Campus "Southern Mississippi to the Top" Pride of Mississippi Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

2003 Conference USA football standings
v t	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