2003 Cotton Bowl Classic

2003 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
2003 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
67th Cotton Bowl Classic
Texas Longhorns	LSU Tigers
(10–2)	(8–4)
Big 12	SEC
35	20
Head coach: ; Mack Brown	Head coach: ; Nick Saban
Date	January 1, 2003
Season	2002
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	WR Roy Williams (Texas); DE Cory Redding (Texas)
Favorite	Texas by 10.5
Referee	Gerald Wright (Mountain West)
United States TV coverage
Network	Fox
Announcers	Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 2002	2004 >

The 2003 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the LSU Tigers on January 1, 2003, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season for each team and resulted in a 35–20 Texas victory. Texas represented the Big 12 Conference while LSU represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[1]

The University of Texas started out their season strong, and finished well, compiling a 10–2 record: they lost to Oklahoma, 35–24 and the Texas Tech Red Raiders 42–38 while being ranked number 4.

Louisiana State started off their season 6–1. However, an injury to their starting quarterback Matt Mauck caused them to lose their last few games (to Alabama 0–31, Auburn 7–31, and Arkansas 20–21). They finished with an 8–4 regular season record, a disappointing year.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Longhons	Tigers
1	10:44	10	71		Tigers	26-yard field goal by John Corbello	0	3
1	3:49				Longhorns	Fumble recovery returned 46 yards for touchdown by Lee Jackson, Dusty Mangum kick good	7	3
1	0:04	10	87		Tigers	LaBrandon Toefield 20-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Randall, Corbello kick good	7	10
2	12:04	4	90		Tigers	Domanick Davis 10-yard touchdown run, Corbello kick good	7	17
2	11:24	2	74		Longhorns	Roy Williams 51-yard touchdown reception from Chris Simms, Mangum kick good	14	17
2	3:11	4	80		Longhorns	Cedric Benson 1-yard touchdown run, Mangum kick good	21	17
3	4:08	4	80		Longhorns	Williams 39-yard touchdown run, Mangum kick good	28	17
4	9:58	7	47		Longhorns	Ivan Williams 8-yard touchdown reception from Simms, Mangum kick good	35	17
4	7:41	8	27		Tigers	39-yard field goal by Corbello	35	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							35	20

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References

^ "Simms exorcises demons in Cotton Bowl win". ESPN.com. January 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^ "Texas Longhorns vs. LSU Tigers - Box Score - January 01, 2003 - ESPN". ESPN.com. January 1, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

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[1] "Simms exorcises demons in Cotton Bowl win". ESPN.com. January 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

[2] "Texas Longhorns vs. LSU Tigers - Box Score - January 01, 2003 - ESPN". ESPN.com. January 1, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

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v t e 2002–03 NCAA football bowl game season
New Orleans (Dec. 17) GMAC (Dec. 18) Tangerine (Dec. 23) Las Vegas (Dec. 25) Hawai'i (Dec. 25) Motor City (Dec. 26) Insight (Dec. 26) Houston (Dec. 27) Independence (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Alamo (Dec. 28) Continental Tire (Dec. 28) Seattle (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 31) Humanitarian (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Silicon Valley (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Peach (Dec. 31) San Francisco (Dec. 31) Cotton (Jan. 1) Outback (Jan. 1) Gator (Jan. 1) Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1)
Bowl Championship Series games: Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 2) Fiesta (Jan. 3)
All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 11) Senior Bowl (Jan. 18)

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History & conference tie-ins	History Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium College Football Playoff Playoff at-large Group of Five
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Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025. The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.