2003 App State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

App State in 2003, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 17–40; lost at Eastern Kentucky 7–35; won vs. Morehead State 24–21; lost vs. The Citadel 21–24; won vs. East Tennessee State 21–7; won at Furman 13–10; won vs. Georgia Southern 28–21; lost at Wofford 14–24; won vs. Chattanooga 47–7; won at Elon 34–12; won vs. Western Carolina 26–18+40−28Lost 17–40 at Hawai’i-23Hawai’iLost 7–35 at Eastern Kentucky-28Eastern KentuckyWon 24–21 vs. Morehead State+3Morehead StateLost 21–24 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelWon 21–7 vs. East Tennessee State+14East Tennessee …Won 13–10 at Furman+3FurmanWon 28–21 vs. Georgia Southern+7Georgia SouthernLost 14–24 at Wofford-10WoffordWon 47–7 vs. Chattanooga+40ChattanoogaWon 34–12 at Elon+22ElonWon 26–18 vs. Western Carolina+8Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Carolina 26–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠219
Coach
—
Elo
1350 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.4 No. 47 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠010–⁠1
App State6–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Southern5–⁠37–⁠4
Furman4–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel4–⁠46–⁠6
Western Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠9
East Tennessee State2–⁠65–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.