2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 17–3 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
2003 record	10–3 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Solich (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Bo Pelini (1st year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,918)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2					11	–	4
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	7
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
#12 Texas		7	–	1					10	–	3
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 7 0 0 0 7 • Nebraska 3 0 14 0 17 Date: August 30 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Game attendance: 78,058 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Utah State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 7 0 0 0 7 • Nebraska 6 9 13 3 31 Date: September 6 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:40 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,284 TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Penn State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 0 10 0 0 10 • Nebraska 3 6 6 3 18 Date: September 13 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 7:07 p.m. CST Game attendance: 78,008 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Nebraska at Southern Miss [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 17 0 14 7 38 Southern Miss 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 25 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Game start: 6:45 p.m. CST Game attendance: 36,125 TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Lee Corso (Color), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)

Troy State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Troy State 0 0 0 0 0 • Nebraska 3 7 13 7 30 Date: October 4 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 12:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 77,825

Nebraska at Missouri [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 3 14 0 24 • Missouri 7 7 0 27 41 Date: October 11 Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 68,349 TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Texas A&M at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 3 0 3 6 12 • Nebraska 20 0 14 14 48 Date: October 18 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:40 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,604 TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 0 0 0 0 • Nebraska 21 7 0 0 28 Date: October 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:40 a.m. CST Game attendance: 77,483 TV announcers (PPV): Dave Armstrong (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color) & Bill Doleman (Sideline)

The 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. After the Colorado game, Solich was fired as head coach. Bo Pelini served as interim head coach for the Alamo Bowl.

Nebraska finished in 2nd place in the Big 12 North Division and tied for 4th conference-wide, with a final record of 10–3 (5–3). Prior to the season, Head Coach Frank Solich was feeling pressure to perform after a 7–7 (3–5) record the previous year (the first non-winning season since 1961), and had significantly revamped his coaching staff for 2003.

Despite the sweeping changes and the improvements they brought, which helped Nebraska to another 9-win season, Solich was fired at the conclusion of the regular season. Defensive Coordinator Bo Pelini was named Interim Head Coach and led the Huskers to a 17–3 Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State. When new Head Coach Bill Callahan was announced in later weeks, most of the existing assistants (including Pelini) were also fired.

Pelini would later return as Callahan's replacement in 2008.

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2003 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

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