2003 Chattanooga

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Samford 23–31; lost at Vanderbilt 6–51; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 10–35; lost at Gardner-Webb 13–23; lost at Georgia Southern 3–34; lost vs. Wofford 14–42; won at Elon 24–7; won vs. Western Carolina 38–0; lost at App State 7–47; won vs. The Citadel 29–20; lost vs. East Tennessee State 7–68; lost vs. Furman 21–63+38−61Lost 23–31 vs. Samford-8SamfordLost 6–51 at Vanderbilt-45VanderbiltLost 10–35 vs. Tennessee Tech-25Tennessee TechLost 13–23 at Gardner-Webb-10Gardner-WebbLost 3–34 at Georgia Southern-31Georgia SouthernLost 14–42 vs. Wofford-28WoffordWon 24–7 at Elon+17ElonWon 38–0 vs. Western Carolina+38Western CarolinaLost 7–47 at App State-40App StateWon 29–20 vs. The Citadel+9The CitadelLost 7–68 vs. East Tennessee State-61East Tennessee …Lost 21–63 vs. Furman-42Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 63–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠421
Coach
—
Elo
1147 −130 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−42.8 No. 90 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jason Simpson
Defensive coordinator
Gwaine Mathews

2003 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
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.