| Year Game Played: | 2003 |
| Title Sponsor: | PlainsCapital |
| Game Name: | Fort Worth Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2003 |
| Visitor Name Short: | TCU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Horned Frogs |
| Visitor School: | Texas Christian University |
| Home Name Short: | Boise State |
| Home Nickname: | Broncos |
| Home School: | Boise State University |
| Visitor Record: | 11–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | C-USA |
| Home Record: | 12–1 |
| Home Conference: | WAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Patterson |
| Home Coach: | Dan Hawkins |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 19 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 19 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 18 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | 17 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 17 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | December 23 |
| Stadium: | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| City: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Mvp: | Ryan Dinwiddie (QB, Boise State) & Brandon Hassell (QB, TCU)[1] |
| Referee: | Raymond Vaughn (MAC) |
| Attendance: | 38,028 |
| Payout: | 750,000[2] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Ron Franklin (Play-by-Play) Mike Gottfried (Analyst) Adrian Karsten (Sideline) |
| First Game Ever Played: | Yes |
The 2003 Fort Worth Bowl, the inaugural edition of the game, featured the Boise State Broncos, and the TCU Horned Frogs. The title sponsor for the game was PlainsCapital Bank.
TCU scored first when running back Corey Rodgers scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, giving TCU the early 7–0 lead. Boise State responded when quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie connected with T.J. Acree for a 27-yard touchdown pass tying the game at 7. TCU reclaimed the lead at 14–7 when Brandon Hassell fired a 22-yard touchdown pass to Cory Rodgers.
In the second quarter, Brandon Hassell scored on a 21-yard touchdown run giving TCU a 21–7 lead. Ryan Dinwiddie threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Carpenter to pull Boise State to 21–14. Running back David Mikell ran 75-yards for a touchdown, to tie the game at 21 before halftime.
In the third quarter, Nick Browne reclaimed the lead after he drilled a 32-yard field goal. Boise State responded with two field goals of their own to take a 27–24 lead into the fourth quarter. TCU running back Lonta Hobbs scored on a 7-yard touchdown run to give TCU a 31–27 lead. Ryan Dinwiddie won the game for Boise State when he fired an 18-yard touchdown pass to Derek Schouman to make the final 34–31, Boise State.