2003 Houston Texans season

2003 Houston Texans season
Head coach	Dom Capers
General manager	Charley Casserly
Owner	Bob McNair
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 2003 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 2nd season in the National Football League and the 2nd under head coach Dom Capers. It saw the Texans make a one-game improvement on its initial season's record.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2003 NFL draft

2003 Houston Texans draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Andre Johnson *	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
2	41	Bennie Joppru	Tight end	Michigan
3	67	Antwan Peek	Linebacker	Cincinnati
3	75	Seth Wand	Offensive tackle	Northwest Missouri State
3	88	Dave Ragone	Quarterback	Louisville
4	101	Domanick Davis	Running back	LSU
6	192	Drew Henson	Quarterback	Michigan
6	214	Keith Wright	Defensive tackle	Missouri
7	217	Curry Burns	Safety	Louisville
7	233	Chance Pearce	Center	Texas A&M
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2003 Houston Texans staff
	Front office Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan Head coaches Head coach – Dom Capers Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Kippy Brown Tight ends – Greg Roman Offensive line – Tony Marciano Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Todd Grantham Linebackers – Reggie Herring Defensive backs (secondary) – Jon Hoke Assistant defensive backs (secondary) – Brian Stewart Defensive quality control – Jedd Fisch Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster

2003 Houston Texans final roster
	Quarterbacks  8 David Carr 11 Mike Quinn  4 Dave Ragone Running backs 45 Greg Comella FB 25 Tony Hollings 44 Moran Norris FB 32 Jonathan Wells 37 Domanick Williams Wide receivers 87 Derick Armstrong 85 Corey Bradford 86 Jabar Gaffney 80 Andre Johnson 84 J. J. Moses Tight ends 89 Jabari Holloway 88 Rashod Kent 82 Billy Miller 81 Matt Murphy		Offensive linemen 67 Milford Brown G 76 Steve McKinney C 69 Chester Pitts T 68 Greg Robinson-Randall T 78 Seth Wand T 77 Todd Washington G 70 Fred Weary G 72 Zach Wiegert T Defensive linemen 95 Jerry DeLoach DE 94 Junior Ioane DE 99 Steve Martin DT 90 Terrance Martin DT 98 Antwan Peek DE/OLB 92 Corey Sears DE 79 Jeremy Slechta DT		Linebackers 50 Charlie Clemons 54 Troy Evans 58 Steve Foley 56 Jay Foreman 53 Shantee Orr 55 Jamie Sharper 52 Kailee Wong Defensive backs 33 Jason Bell CB  31 Aaron Glenn CB 24 Eric Brown FS 22 Curry Burns 42 Marcus Coleman CB 38 Demarcus Faggins CB 29 Marlon McCree SS 30 Jason Simmons CB 41 Ramon Walker CB 43 Kenny Wright CB Special teams  3 Kris Brown K 48 Bryan Pittman LS  7 Chad Stanley P		Reserve lists 12 Tony Banks QB (IR) 47 Jarrod Baxter FB (IR) 83 Bennie Joppru TE (IR) 91 Seth Payne DT (IR) 96 Gary Walker DE (IR) 41 Ramon Walker CB (IR) Practice squad 93 DeRonde Kevin LB Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	August 9, 2003	Denver Broncos	L 12–20	Reliant Stadium	0–1	70,021
2	August 15, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–34	Texas Stadium	0–2	60,058
3	August 23, 2003	San Diego Chargers	L 17–19	Reliant Stadium	0–3	70,007
4	August 28, 2003	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–34	Raymond James Stadium	0–4	64,808

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 7	at Miami Dolphins	W 21–20	Dolphin Stadium	1–0	73,010
2	September 14	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–31	Louisiana Superdome	1–1	68,390
3	September 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–42	Reliant Stadium	1–2	70,487
4	September 28, 2003	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–20	Reliant Stadium	2–2	70,041
5	Bye
6	October 12	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–38	LP Field	2–3	68,809
7	October 19	New York Jets	L 14–19	Reliant Stadium	2–4	70,623
8	October 26	at Indianapolis Colts	L 21–30	RCA Dome	2–5	56,132
9	November 2	Carolina Panthers	W 14–10	Reliant Stadium	3–5	70,052
10	November 9	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–34	Paul Brown Stadium	3–6	50,437
11	November 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 12–10	Ralph Wilson Stadium	4–6	72,677
12	November 23	New England Patriots	L 20–23 (OT)	Reliant Stadium	4–7	70,719
13	November 30	Atlanta Falcons	W 17–13	Reliant Stadium	5–7	70,388
14	December 7	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–27	Alltel Stadium	5–8	43,363
15	December 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–16	Raymond James Stadium	5–9	65,124
16	December 21	Tennessee Titans	L 24–27	Reliant Stadium	5–10	70,758
17	December 28	Indianapolis Colts	L 17–20	Reliant Stadium	5–11	70,680

Note: Division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	447	336	W1
(5) Tennessee Titans	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	435	324	W3
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	276	331	L1
Houston Texans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	255	380	L4