2003 Elon

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2003, game by game: lost at Furman 7–24; lost vs. Tusculum 3–17; won vs. Hofstra 25–23; won vs. East Tennessee State 14–0; lost vs. North Carolina A&T 14–29; lost vs. The Citadel 7–31; lost at Wofford 7–45; lost vs. Chattanooga 7–24; lost at Towson 7–24; lost at Western Carolina 3–26; lost vs. App State 12–34; lost vs. Georgia Southern 13–37+14−38Lost 7–24 at Furman-17FurmanLost 3–17 vs. Tusculum-14TusculumWon 25–23 vs. Hofstra+2HofstraWon 14–0 vs. East Tennessee State+14East Tennessee …Lost 14–29 vs. North Carolina A&T-15North Carolina …Lost 7–31 vs. The Citadel-24The CitadelLost 7–45 at Wofford-38WoffordLost 7–24 vs. Chattanooga-17ChattanoogaLost 7–24 at Towson-17TowsonLost 3–26 at Western Carolina-23Western CarolinaLost 12–34 vs. App State-22App StateLost 13–37 vs. Georgia Southern-24Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 37–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1023 −126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−46.2 No. 97 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Southern Conference standings

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.