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2003 Army

0–⁠13 (0–⁠8 Conference USA), coached by Todd Berry, then John Mumford (interim, final 7 games).

Schedule and results

Army in 2003, game by game: lost vs. UConn 21–48; lost vs. Rutgers 21–36; lost vs. Tulane 33–50; lost vs. South Florida 0–28; lost at No. 20 TCU 0–27; lost at Louisville 10–34; lost vs. East Carolina 32–38; lost at Cincinnati 29–33; lost at UAB 9–24; lost at Air Force 3–31; lost vs. Houston 14–34; lost at Hawai’i 28–59; lost vs. Navy 6–34+7−31Lost 21–48 vs. UConn-27UConnLost 21–36 vs. Rutgers-15RutgersLost 33–50 vs. Tulane-17TulaneLost 0–28 vs. South Florida-28South FloridaLost 0–27 at No. 20 TCU-27No. 20 TCULost 10–34 at Louisville-24LouisvilleLost 32–38 vs. East Carolina-6East CarolinaLost 29–33 at Cincinnati-4CincinnatiLost 9–24 at UAB-15UABLost 3–31 at Air Force-28Air ForceLost 14–34 vs. Houston-20HoustonLost 28–59 at Hawai’i-31Hawai’iLost 6–34 vs. Navy-28Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsUConnL 21–⁠4832%
Sep 13vsRutgersL 21–⁠3650%
Sep 20vsTulaneL 33–⁠5022%
Sep 27vsSouth FloridaL 0–⁠2817%
Oct 4at20TCUL 0–⁠276%
Oct 11atLouisvilleL 10–⁠348%
Oct 18vsEast CarolinaL 32–⁠3842%
Oct 25atCincinnatiL 29–⁠3311%
Nov 1atUABL 9–⁠2414%
Nov 8atAir ForceL 3–⁠319%
Nov 15vsHoustonL 14–⁠3426%
Nov 22atHawai’iL 28–⁠599%
Dec 6vsNavyL 6–⁠3416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
0–⁠13
Conference
0–⁠8 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠476
Coach
Todd Berry, then John Mumford (interim, final 7 games)
Elo
1155 −138 this season
SP+ rating
-28.2 No. 115 of 117; offense No. 115, defense No. 110
SRS
−24.7 No. 117 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 101
Offensive coordinator
John Bond
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Therrell
Captains
Bryan Bowdish, Clint Dodson, Derrick Goodwin and Zac Hurst
Offense
Spread/option
Defense
4–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— allowed
Defense-0.3own 42— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Miles Murray OG★★No. 1050
Cason Shrode ILB★★No. 1050
Barrett Scruggs ILB★★No. 1050
Luke Pell S★★No. 1050
Andrew Locke DUAL★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line62.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers32.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class192.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2003 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Miss8–⁠09–⁠4
TCU7–⁠111–⁠225
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
South Florida5–⁠37–⁠4
Houston4–⁠47–⁠6
UAB4–⁠45–⁠7
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati2–⁠65–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠71–⁠11
Army0–⁠80–⁠13

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