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2003 Bethune-Cookman

9–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠3, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Bethune-Cookman in 2003, game by game: won vs. Savannah State 62–12; won vs. Alabama State 31–26; won at Florida International 24–14; won at Norfolk State 56–14; lost vs. Morgan State 24–31; won at Delaware State 27–13; won vs. South Carolina State 31–28; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 7–13; won vs. Hampton 30–27; won at Howard 21–7; won vs. Florida A&M 39–35+50−7Won 62–12 vs. Savannah State+50Savannah StateWon 31–26 vs. Alabama State+5Alabama StateWon 24–14 at Florida International+10Florida Interna…Won 56–14 at Norfolk State+42Norfolk StateLost 24–31 vs. Morgan State-7Morgan StateWon 27–13 at Delaware State+14Delaware StateWon 31–28 vs. South Carolina State+3South Carolina …Lost 7–13 vs. North Carolina A&T-6North Carolina …Won 30–27 vs. Hampton+3HamptonWon 21–7 at Howard+14HowardWon 39–35 vs. Florida A&M+4Florida A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSavannah StateW 62–⁠1232%
Sep 6vsAlabama StateW 31–⁠2656%
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 24–⁠1439%
Sep 27atNorfolk StateW 56–⁠1465%
Oct 4vsMorgan StateL 24–⁠3181%
Oct 11atDelaware StateW 27–⁠1348%
Oct 18vsSouth Carolina StateW 31–⁠2861%
Nov 1vsNorth Carolina A&TL 7–⁠1359%
Nov 8vsHamptonW 30–⁠2749%
Nov 15atHowardW 21–⁠760%
Nov 22vsFlorida A&MW 39–⁠3552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida A&M 39–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Bethune-Cookman’s 2003 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 29vsFlorida AtlanticL 24–⁠32Bethune-Cookman’s article, Florida Atlantic’s article
Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
352–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1327 +155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.2 No. 72 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T7–⁠110–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman6–⁠29–⁠2
South Carolina State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Florida A&M4–⁠46–⁠6
Howard3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware State1–⁠71–⁠10
Norfolk State0–⁠81–⁠11

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