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2003 Gardner-Webb

8–⁠4 (4–⁠0 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2003, game by game: won vs. Clark Atlanta 45–0; lost at Montana State 3–38; won vs. Webber International 52–10; won vs. Chattanooga 23–13; lost at Furman 0–45; won at Coastal Carolina 38–17; won vs. Liberty 27–17; won at VMI 37–25; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 26–31; won vs. Charleston Southern 46–0; won vs. Florida International 22–19; lost at Western Carolina 16–39+46−45Won 45–0 vs. Clark Atlanta+45Clark AtlantaLost 3–38 at Montana State-35Montana StateWon 52–10 vs. Webber International+42Webber Internat…Won 23–13 vs. Chattanooga+10ChattanoogaLost 0–45 at Furman-45FurmanWon 38–17 at Coastal Carolina+21Coastal CarolinaWon 27–17 vs. Liberty+10LibertyWon 37–25 at VMI+12VMILost 26–31 vs. Florida Atlantic-5Florida AtlanticWon 46–0 vs. Charleston Southern+46Charleston Sout…Won 22–19 vs. Florida International+3Florida Interna…Lost 16–39 at Western Carolina-23Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsClark AtlantaW 45–⁠071%
Sep 6atMontana StateL 3–⁠3850%
Sep 13vsWebber InternationalW 52–⁠1069%
Sep 20vsChattanoogaW 23–⁠1372%
Sep 27atFurmanL 0–⁠4543%
Oct 4atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠1744%
Oct 11vsLibertyW 27–⁠1771%
Oct 18atVMIW 37–⁠2544%
Nov 1vsFlorida AtlanticL 26–⁠3146%
Nov 8vsCharleston SouthernW 46–⁠085%
Nov 15vsFlorida InternationalW 22–⁠1977%
Nov 22atWestern CarolinaL 16–⁠3964%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 39–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Big South champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠254
Coach
—
Elo
1321 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.2 No. 75 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Gardner-Webb4–⁠08–⁠4
Liberty3–⁠16–⁠6
VMI2–⁠26–⁠6
Coastal Carolina1–⁠36–⁠5
Charleston Southern0–⁠41–⁠11

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