2003 James Madison
6–6 (4–5 Atlantic 10). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Liberty 48–6Aug 30
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Liberty | W 48–6 | 61% |
| Sep 6 | at 9Virginia Tech | L 0–43 | 10% |
| Sep 20 | vsHofstra | W 23–20 | 74% |
| Sep 27 | vs Massachusetts | L 26–31 | 44% |
| Oct 4 | at Villanova | L 14–38 | 25% |
| Oct 11 | vs Richmond | W 34–14 | 67% |
| Oct 18 | at William & Mary | W 24–17 | 50% |
| Oct 25 | at Maine | L 13–20 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | vs Rhode Island | W 39–27 | 64% |
| Nov 8 | at New Hampshire | L 17–20 | 50% |
| Nov 15 | vs Charleston Southern | W 45–7 | 82% |
| Nov 22 | vsNortheastern | L 24–41 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northeastern 41–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic 10.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 4–5 7th in Atlantic 10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 307–284
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1280 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.8 No. 37 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Dick Hopkins
2003 Atlantic 10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 9–1 | 10–2 | |
 Delaware | 8–1 | 11–1 | |
| Northeastern | 6–3 | 8–4 | |
| Villanova | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Maine | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| William & Mary | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 James Madison | 4–5 | 6–6 | |
| New Hampshire | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Rhode Island | 3–6 | 4–8 | |
| Hofstra | 2–7 | 2–10 | |
| Richmond | 1–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.