2003 McNeese

10–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–⁠2, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2003, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 42–0; lost at No. 7 Kansas State 14–55; won vs. Georgia Southern 34–15; won at Grambling 31–20; won at SE Louisiana 58–20; won at Southern Utah 33–20; won vs. Sam Houston 56–37; won at Texas State 38–28; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 20–17; won vs. Northwestern State 13–9; won at Nicholls 63–28+42−41Won 42–0 vs. Henderson State+42Henderson StateLost 14–55 at No. 7 Kansas State-41No. 7 Kansas StateWon 34–15 vs. Georgia Southern+19Georgia SouthernWon 31–20 at Grambling+11GramblingWon 58–20 at SE Louisiana+38SE LouisianaWon 33–20 at Southern Utah+13Southern UtahWon 56–37 vs. Sam Houston+19Sam HoustonWon 38–28 at Texas State+10Texas StateWon 20–17 vs. Stephen F. Austin+3Stephen F. Aust…Won 13–9 vs. Northwestern State+4Northwestern St…Won 63–28 at Nicholls+35Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nicholls 63–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Southland Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
402–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1485 +184 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.2 No. 17 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Viator
Defensive coordinator
Lance Guidry

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 3Keith Smith DBDetroit Lions

2003 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese5–⁠010–⁠1
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠17–⁠4
Nicholls3–⁠25–⁠6
Northwestern State1–⁠46–⁠6
Texas State1–⁠44–⁠8
Sam Houston1–⁠42–⁠9

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