The 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl matched the hometown team with the Houston Cougars. The former coach of the hometown team  is now coaching the Canadian team, Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The 2003 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. 
 The Warriors capped off their second straight winning season, and the fourth in five seasons, under head coach June Jones with a bowl win. 
June Sheldon Jones III (born February 19, 1953) is an American football coach and former player, currently serving as a head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 
The 2003 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl matched the hometown Hawaii Warriors with the Houston Cougars. 
