2003 East Tennessee State

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

East Tennessee State in 2003, game by game: lost at Eastern Michigan 21–28; won vs. Concord 44–0; won at UT Martin 14–7; lost at Elon 0–14; lost vs. Western Carolina 21–28; lost at App State 7–21; won vs. Liberty 33–23; lost at Furman 10–30; lost vs. Georgia Southern 22–34; lost at Wofford 14–28; won vs. Chattanooga 68–7; won vs. The Citadel 16–13+61−20Lost 21–28 at Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganWon 44–0 vs. Concord+44ConcordWon 14–7 at UT Martin+7UT MartinLost 0–14 at Elon-14ElonLost 21–28 vs. Western Carolina-7Western CarolinaLost 7–21 at App State-14App StateWon 33–23 vs. Liberty+10LibertyLost 10–30 at Furman-20FurmanLost 22–34 vs. Georgia Southern-12Georgia SouthernLost 14–28 at Wofford-14WoffordWon 68–7 vs. Chattanooga+61ChattanoogaWon 16–13 vs. The Citadel+3The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 16–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1264 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.7 No. 73 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

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.