The 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented
Texas A&M University in the
college footballseason 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 6–6 season in 2002.
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.[1]
The Aggies finished the 2003 season with a 4–8 record, including a nationally televised 77–0 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.[2]