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2003 East Carolina

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by John Thompson.

Schedule and results

East Carolina in 2003, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 3–40; lost vs. West Virginia 7–48; lost at No. 2 Miami 3–38; lost at Wake Forest 16–34; lost vs. Houston 13–27; lost vs. North Carolina 17–28; won at Army 38–32; lost vs. Louisville 20–36; lost at Memphis 24–41; lost vs. South Florida 37–38; lost at Tulane 18–28; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–38+7−41Lost 3–40 at Cincinnati-37CincinnatiLost 7–48 vs. West Virginia-41West VirginiaLost 3–38 at No. 2 Miami-35No. 2 MiamiLost 16–34 at Wake Forest-18Wake ForestLost 13–27 vs. Houston-14HoustonLost 17–28 vs. North Carolina-11North CarolinaWon 38–32 at Army+6ArmyLost 20–36 vs. Louisville-16LouisvilleLost 24–41 at Memphis-17MemphisLost 37–38 vs. South Florida-1South FloridaLost 18–28 at Tulane-10TulaneLost 21–38 vs. Southern Miss-17Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCincinnatiL 3–⁠4031%
Sep 6vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠4843%
Sep 13at2MiamiL 3–⁠389%
Sep 20atWake ForestL 16–⁠3423%
Sep 30vsHoustonL 13–⁠2744%
Oct 11vsNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2855%
Oct 18atArmyW 38–⁠3258%
Oct 25vsLouisvilleL 20–⁠3623%
Nov 1atMemphisL 24–⁠4122%
Nov 8vsSouth FloridaL 37–⁠3826%
Nov 22atTulaneL 18–⁠2827%
Nov 29vsSouthern MissL 21–⁠3819%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 70 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
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠428
Coach
John Thompson
Elo
1292 −155 this season
SP+ rating
-22.0 No. 110 of 117; offense No. 104, defense No. 102
SRS
−18.4 No. 110 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 98
Offensive coordinator
Rick Stockstill
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Odom
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 23— allowed
Defense0.0own 36— 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

Virgil Black OT★★No. 1050
Brian Howard ATH★★No. 1050
Jewon Crowell WR★★No. 1050
Josh Coffman TE★★No. 1050
Todd Springfield DT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers42.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class162.00.767

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.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 7Brian Rimpf OTBaltimore Ravens

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.