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2003 Duquesne

8–⁠3 (5–⁠0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2003, game by game: lost at Bucknell 21–28; won vs. Butler 49–0; lost at Pennsylvania 10–51; won vs. La Salle 62–14; won vs. Siena 36–14; won vs. Iona 42–29; won vs. St. Peter’s 39–7; lost at Morehead State 10–15; won at Marist 31–6; won vs. Robert Morris 33–28; won vs. Monmouth 12–10+49−41Lost 21–28 at Bucknell-7BucknellWon 49–0 vs. Butler+49ButlerLost 10–51 at Pennsylvania-41PennsylvaniaWon 62–14 vs. La Salle+48La SalleWon 36–14 vs. Siena+22SienaWon 42–29 vs. Iona+13IonaWon 39–7 vs. St. Peter’s+32St. Peter’sLost 10–15 at Morehead State-5Morehead StateWon 31–6 at Marist+25MaristWon 33–28 vs. Robert Morris+5Robert MorrisWon 12–10 vs. Monmouth+2Monmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBucknellL 21–⁠2859%
Sep 13vsButlerW 49–⁠086%
Sep 20atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠5155%
Sep 27vsLa SalleW 62–⁠1469%
Oct 4vsSienaW 36–⁠1477%
Oct 11vsIonaW 42–⁠2967%
Oct 18vsSt. Peter’sW 39–⁠784%
Nov 1atMorehead StateL 10–⁠1554%
Nov 8atMaristW 31–⁠668%
Nov 15vsRobert MorrisW 33–⁠2869%
Nov 22vsMonmouthW 12–⁠1062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Monmouth 12–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠202
Coach
—
Elo
1413 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−39.5 No. 85 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠08–⁠3
Iona4–⁠16–⁠5
Marist2–⁠34–⁠6
La Salle2–⁠33–⁠8
St. Peter’s2–⁠32–⁠8
Siena0–⁠50–⁠11

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