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2003 Richmond

2–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2003, game by game: lost at Delaware 14–44; lost at Furman 17–31; lost vs. Rhode Island 13–17; lost at Maine 10–20; lost at James Madison 14–34; won vs. New Hampshire 35–23; won vs. VMI 35–25; lost vs. Villanova 13–42; lost vs. Massachusetts 17–30; lost vs. Northeastern 0–45; lost vs. William & Mary 21–59+12−45Lost 14–44 at Delaware-30DelawareLost 17–31 at Furman-14FurmanLost 13–17 vs. Rhode Island-4Rhode IslandLost 10–20 at Maine-10MaineLost 14–34 at James Madison-20James MadisonWon 35–23 vs. New Hampshire+12New HampshireWon 35–25 vs. VMI+10VMILost 13–42 vs. Villanova-29VillanovaLost 17–30 vs. Massachusetts-13MassachusettsLost 0–45 vs. Northeastern-45NortheasternLost 21–59 vs. William & Mary-38William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atDelawareL 14–⁠4436%
Sep 20atFurmanL 17–⁠3137%
Sep 27vsRhode IslandL 13–⁠1747%
Oct 4atMaineL 10–⁠2036%
Oct 11atJames MadisonL 14–⁠3433%
Oct 18vsNew HampshireW 35–⁠2340%
Oct 25vsVMIW 35–⁠2540%
Nov 1vsVillanovaL 13–⁠4227%
Nov 8vsMassachusettsL 17–⁠3023%
Nov 15vsNortheasternL 0–⁠4534%
Nov 22vsWilliam & MaryL 21–⁠5937%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 59–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 11th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠370
Coach
—
Elo
1172 −111 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.2 No. 64 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tony DeMeo

2003 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠110–⁠2
Delaware8–⁠111–⁠1
Northeastern6–⁠38–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠45–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠56–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island3–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠72–⁠10
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠9

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