2003 Northwestern State
6–6 (1–4 Southland Conference). Officially 7–5. Nicholls forfeited to Northwestern State. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SE Louisiana 87–27Oct 11
By 60 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Jackson State | W 23–7 | 49% |
| Sep 6 | at Tulane | L 24–27 | 21% |
| Sep 13 | vs Delaware State | W 43–6 | 60% |
| Sep 20 | at UL Monroe | W 14–10 | 49% |
| Sep 27 | at Northern Iowa | L 10–43 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | vsOklahoma Panhandle | W 59–0 | 77% |
| Oct 11 | vs SE Louisiana | W 87–27 | 72% |
| Oct 18 | at Texas State | W 49–19 | 57% |
| Oct 25 | vs Nicholls | L 30–40won by forfeit | 73% |
| Nov 8 | at Sam Houston | L 24–29 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | at McNeese | L 9–13 | 28% |
| Nov 22 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 14–44 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 44–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 386–265
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1291 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.7 No. 44 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Darryl Mason
- Defensive coordinator
- Brad Laird
2003 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Nicholls | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
 Northwestern State | 1–4 | 6–6 | |
| Texas State | 1–4 | 4–8 | |
| Sam Houston | 1–4 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.