2003 Massachusetts
10–2 (9–1 Atlantic 10). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Connecticut 51–7Sep 6
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Central Connecticut | W 51–7 | 53% |
| Sep 13 | at 7Kansas State | L 7–38 | 9% |
| Sep 20 | at Maine | W 24–16 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vs James Madison | W 31–26 | 56% |
| Oct 4 | vs New Hampshire | W 44–30 | 61% |
| Oct 11 | at William & Mary | W 24–14 | 60% |
| Oct 18 | vsHofstra | W 27–22 | 77% |
| Oct 25 | at Villanova | W 19–14 | 36% |
| Nov 1 | vsNortheastern | W 28–24 | 67% |
| Nov 8 | vs Richmond | W 30–17 | 77% |
| Nov 15 | at Delaware | L 45–51 | 49% |
| Nov 22 | vs Rhode Island | W 31–17 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 31–17; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic 10 champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).
Atlantic 10 champions9–1 in the conference, shared with Delaware
- Record
- 10–2
- Conference
- 9–1 first in Atlantic 10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 361–276
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1447 +155 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.3 No. 11 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
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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.