2003 NCAA Division I-A football season

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gptkbp:instanceOf NCAA Division I-A football season
gptkbp:AP_Poll_national_champion gptkb:USC_Trojans_football
gptkbp:BCS_national_champion gptkb:LSU_Tigers_football
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_Game gptkb:2004_Sugar_Bowl
gptkbp:championships gptkb:LSU_Tigers_football
gptkbp:endDate 2004-01-04
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season
gptkbp:HeismanTrophyWinners gptkb:Jason_White
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season
gptkbp:notableEvent First season with 12-game regular season for all teams
USC, LSU, and Oklahoma finished regular season with one loss each
Oklahoma lost to Kansas State in Big 12 Championship Game
Army joined Conference USA
Ben Roethlisberger played for Miami (OH)
Big East realignment announced
Bob Stoops coached Oklahoma
Boise State won WAC Championship
Bowl games expanded to 28
Chris Perry won Doak Walker Award
Controversy over BCS selection
Eli Manning played for Ole Miss
Florida State won ACC Championship
Northern Illinois started 7-0, defeated three BCS teams
Jason White won Heisman Trophy
Kansas State won Big 12 Championship Game
LSU defeated Georgia in SEC Championship Game
LSU defeated Oklahoma in Sugar Bowl
LSU finished #1 in Coaches Poll
Larry Fitzgerald won Biletnikoff Award
Marshall joined the Mid-American Conference
Matt Leinart led USC to Rose Bowl win
Miami (FL) joined ACC (announced for future)
Miami (FL) won Big East Championship
Miami (OH) finished 13-1
Miami (OH) won MAC Championship
Nick Saban coached LSU
Ohio State finished 11-2
Pete Carroll coached USC
Philip Rivers played for NC State
Split national championship between LSU and USC
Troy State joined Division I-A
UConn played as an independent
USC defeated Michigan in Rose Bowl
USC defeated Oregon State to clinch Pac-10 title
USC finished #1 in AP Poll
Utah won Mountain West Championship
Virginia Tech joined ACC (announced for future)
Will Smith won Bill Willis Trophy
Oklahoma Sooners played in BCS title game despite losing Big 12 Championship
Ricky Williams' NCAA career rushing record broken by Cedric Benson
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 117
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season
gptkbp:startDate 2003-08-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BCS_National_Championship_(2004)
gptkb:Wisconsin_vs._Michigan,_October_11,_2003
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