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2003 Hofstra

2–⁠10 (2–⁠7 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Hofstra in 2003, game by game: lost at Marshall 21–45; lost vs. Maine 21–44; lost vs. Elon 23–25; lost at James Madison 20–23; lost vs. Delaware 14–24; won vs. Northeastern 24–14; lost vs. Massachusetts 22–27; lost vs. New Hampshire 17–38; lost at William & Mary 9–23; won vs. Villanova 34–32; lost at Rhode Island 0–24; lost at Liberty 42–49+10−24Lost 21–45 at Marshall-24MarshallLost 21–44 vs. Maine-23MaineLost 23–25 vs. Elon-2ElonLost 20–23 at James Madison-3James MadisonLost 14–24 vs. Delaware-10DelawareWon 24–14 vs. Northeastern+10NortheasternLost 22–27 vs. Massachusetts-5MassachusettsLost 17–38 vs. New Hampshire-21New HampshireLost 9–23 at William & Mary-14William & MaryWon 34–32 vs. Villanova+2VillanovaLost 0–24 at Rhode Island-24Rhode IslandLost 42–49 at Liberty-7Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMarshallL 21–⁠457%
Sep 6vsMaineL 21–⁠4445%
Sep 13vsElonL 23–⁠2561%
Sep 20atJames MadisonL 20–⁠2326%
Sep 27vsDelawareL 14–⁠2424%
Oct 11vsNortheasternW 24–⁠1427%
Oct 18vsMassachusettsL 22–⁠2723%
Oct 25vsNew HampshireL 17–⁠3844%
Nov 1atWilliam & MaryL 9–⁠2330%
Nov 8vsVillanovaW 34–⁠3215%
Nov 15atRhode IslandL 0–⁠2434%
Nov 22atLibertyL 42–⁠4928%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 49–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠7 10th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠368
Coach
—
Elo
1133 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.1 No. 54 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠110–⁠2
Delaware8–⁠111–⁠1
Northeastern6–⁠38–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠45–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠56–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island3–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠72–⁠10
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠9

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