IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 496
Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football team for winning 
the 2003 Bowl Championship Series national championship game, and 
commending the Southern University Jaguars football team for winning 
the 2003 SBN Black College National Football Championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2004
Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JOHN, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. VITTER) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football 
team for winning the 2003 Bowl Championship Series 
national championship game, and commending the 
Southern University Jaguars football team for winning 
the 2003 SBN Black College National Football Cham-
pionship.
Whereas the Louisiana State University Tigers football team 
won the 2003 Bowl Championship Series national cham-
pionship game, defeating Oklahoma University by a score 
of 21–14 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Su-
perdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 4, 2004;
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Whereas the Louisiana State University football team won 
the Southeastern Conference Championship, defeating 
the University of Georgia by a score of 34–13 in the 
Southeastern Conference Championship game at the 
Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 6, 2003; 
Whereas the Louisiana State University football team won 13 
games during the 2003 season, more games than in any 
other season in Louisiana State University history; 
Whereas the Louisiana State University football team won 5 
games against nationally ranked opponents during the 
2003 season; 
Whereas the Louisiana State University football team set 8 
school records during the 2003 season; 
Whereas in 2003 the Louisiana State University football 
team was first in the Nation in total defense, allowing 
only 252 yards per game, and scoring defense, allowing 
only 1 team to score more than 20 points in any game 
during the season; 
Whereas Louisiana State University football head coach Nick 
Saban was named the National Coach of the Year by the 
Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of 
America; 
Whereas 4 players—Chad Lavalais, Corey Webster, Skyler 
Green, and Stephen Peterman—were named first-team 
All-Americans; 
Whereas offensive tackle Rodney Reed was named a National 
Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation and 
was named first-team Academic All-American; 
Whereas quarterback Matt Mauck threw 28 touchdown 
passes during the 2003 season, a Louisiana State Uni-
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versity single season record, and was named second-team 
Academic All-American; 
Whereas running back Justin Vincent was named most valu-
able player of the Southeastern Conference Championship 
game and the Nokia Sugar Bowl; 
Whereas the Southern University Jaguars were named the 
2003 SBN Black College National Football Champions; 
Whereas on December 13, 2003, in front of 31,617 fans in 
Birmingham, Alabama, the Southern University football 
team defeated Alabama State University by a score of 
20–9 to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference Cham-
pionship game and Southern University’s 19th South-
western Athletic Conference title; 
Whereas the Southern University football team beat Gram-
bling State University by a score of 44–41 to win the 
2003 State Farm Bayou Classic and a trip to the South-
western Athletic Conference Championship game; 
Whereas the Southern University football team finished the 
2003 football season with a 12–1 record; 
Whereas the Southern University Jaguars’ football head 
coach, Pete Richardson, earned his 5th conference title in 
his 11th year of coaching at Southern University; 
Whereas Southern University coach Pete Richardson was 
named Coach of the Year by the Southwestern Athletic 
Conference; 
Whereas Southern University quarterback Quincy Richard 
led the most effective offense in Black college football 
this year and was named Offensive Player of the Year by 
the Southwestern Athletic Conference;
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Whereas 4 Southern University football players have been 
named to the 2003 SBN Black College All-American 
Team, including quarterback Quincy Richard, offensive 
linemen Arnold Sims and Miniya Smith, and defensive 
back Lenny Williams; 
Whereas the Southern University football team was the most 
efficient and dominant football team in the Southwestern 
Athletic Conference in the 2003 season; and 
Whereas over 1,000,000 devoted fans attended the top 30 
Black college football games in the 2003 season: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) commends the Louisiana State University 
Tigers football team for winning the 2003 Bowl 
Championship Series national championship game; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of all the play-
ers, coaches, and support staff who were instru-
mental in helping the Louisiana State University 
football team during the 2003 football season; 
(3) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso-
lution to Louisiana State University for appropriate 
display and distribution to the coaches and members 
of the 2003 Louisiana State University football 
team;
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(4) commends the Southern University Jaguars 
football team for winning the 2003 SBN Black Col-
lege National Championship; 
(5) recognizes the achievements of all the play-
ers, coaches, and support staff who were instru-
mental in helping the Southern University football 
team during the 2003 football season; and 
(6) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso-
lution to Southern University for appropriate display 
and distribution to the coaches and members of the 
2003 Southern University football team.
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