2003 Jacksonville State
8–3 (7–1 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–4, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Kentucky 49–14Sep 27
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Alabama A&M | W 9–3 | 62% |
| Sep 13 | vs North Alabama | L 16–28 | 66% |
| Sep 20 | at Kansas | L 6–41 | 24% |
| Sep 27 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 49–14 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | at Murray State | L 17–23 | 53% |
| Oct 11 | vs UT Martin | W 34–24 | 59% |
| Oct 18 | at Tennessee State | W 34–7 | 25% |
| Oct 25 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 37–20 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at Samford | W 49–32 | 44% |
| Nov 15 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 36–24 | 70% |
| Nov 22 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 22–17 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Southeast Missouri State 22–17; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Jacksonville State’s 2003 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’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.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | atWestern Kentucky | L 7–45 | Western Kentucky’s article, Jacksonville State’s article |
Ohio Valley Conference champions7–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 7–1 first in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 309–233
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1413 +140 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.6 No. 23 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Willie J. Slater
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Stewart
2003 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jacksonville State | 7–1 | 8–3 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Tennessee State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 5–3 | 5–7 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Murray State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| UT Martin | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.