2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the college football season of 2003. The team's head football coach was Dennis Franchione. 2003 was the first year for Franchione who resigned from Alabama in late 2002. Franchione, known for his history of turning struggling football programs around, replaced R. C. Slocum who was fired after a mediocre 66 season in 2002.

2003 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  6 2   11 4  
No. 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 Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  8 0   12 2  
No. 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

Franchione brought the majority of his coaching staff with him to College Station. Strength and conditioning coach Ben Pollard declined an offer to go to College Station and elected to remain at Alabama. Franchione signed a contract that was set to pay him a yearly salary of US$1.7 million through 2010.

The Aggies finished the 2003 season with a 48 record, including a nationally televised 770 loss to Oklahoma, the worst loss in A&M's history. The season also marked the first losing season for the Aggies in 21 years.

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