2003 Howard

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Howard in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Texas Southern 20–27; lost vs. Hampton 14–17; lost at Akron 7–65; won at Savannah State 48–3; won vs. Florida A&M 16–14; lost at Morgan State 12–33; lost at North Carolina A&T 7–27; won at Norfolk State 42–28; lost vs. South Carolina State 14–24; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 7–21; won at Delaware State 21–6+45−58Lost 20–27 vs. Texas Southern-7Texas SouthernLost 14–17 vs. Hampton-3HamptonLost 7–65 at Akron-58AkronWon 48–3 at Savannah State+45Savannah StateWon 16–14 vs. Florida A&M+2Florida A&MLost 12–33 at Morgan State-21Morgan StateLost 7–27 at North Carolina A&T-20North Carolina …Won 42–28 at Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateLost 14–24 vs. South Carolina State-10South Carolina …Lost 7–21 vs. Bethune-Cookman-14Bethune-CookmanWon 21–6 at Delaware State+15Delaware State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Delaware State 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠265
Coach
—
Elo
1178 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−46.7 No. 98 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T7–⁠110–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman6–⁠29–⁠2
South Carolina State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Florida A&M4–⁠46–⁠6
Howard3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware State1–⁠71–⁠10
Norfolk State0–⁠81–⁠11

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