2003 Florida Atlantic

9–⁠1. The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠3, over 14 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2003, game by game: won at Middle Tennessee 20–19; lost at UCF 29–33; won at Youngstown State 13–6; won at Illinois State 28–10; won vs. Texas State 27–14; won vs. Nicholls 31–23; won vs. Northern Colorado 14–6; won vs. Gardner-Webb 31–26; won vs. Siena 51–3; won at Florida International 32–23+48−4Won 20–19 at Middle Tennessee+1Middle TennesseeLost 29–33 at UCF-4UCFWon 13–6 at Youngstown State+7Youngstown StateWon 28–10 at Illinois State+18Illinois StateWon 27–14 vs. Texas State+13Texas StateWon 31–23 vs. Nicholls+8NichollsWon 14–6 vs. Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Won 31–26 vs. Gardner-Webb+5Gardner-WebbWon 51–3 vs. Siena+48SienaWon 32–23 at Florida International+9Florida Interna…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida International 32–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list four games of Florida Atlantic’s 2003 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠163
Coach
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Elo
1429 +166 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.2 No. 21 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Larry Seiple
Defensive coordinator
Kirk Hoza
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3