CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2003 Sacred Heart

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2003, game by game: won vs. St. Peter’s 24–19; won vs. Saint Francis 37–12; won at Central Connecticut 27–24; lost vs. UAlbany 7–42; won vs. Marist 56–28; won vs. Siena 41–14; won vs. Robert Morris 24–20; lost vs. Iona 31–38; lost vs. Stony Brook 16–47; lost vs. Monmouth 7–12; lost at Wagner 16–24+28−35Won 24–19 vs. St. Peter’s+5St. Peter’sWon 37–12 vs. Saint Francis+25Saint FrancisWon 27–24 at Central Connecticut+3Central Connect…Lost 7–42 vs. UAlbany-35UAlbanyWon 56–28 vs. Marist+28MaristWon 41–14 vs. Siena+27SienaWon 24–20 vs. Robert Morris+4Robert MorrisLost 31–38 vs. Iona-7IonaLost 16–47 vs. Stony Brook-31Stony BrookLost 7–12 vs. Monmouth-5MonmouthLost 16–24 at Wagner-8Wagner
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSt. Peter’sW 24–⁠1934%
Sep 13vsSaint FrancisW 37–⁠1267%
Sep 20atCentral ConnecticutW 27–⁠2446%
Sep 27vsUAlbanyL 7–⁠4247%
Oct 4vsMaristW 56–⁠2843%
Oct 11vsSienaW 41–⁠1459%
Oct 18vsRobert MorrisW 24–⁠2040%
Oct 25vsIonaL 31–⁠3856%
Nov 1vsStony BrookL 16–⁠4760%
Nov 8vsMonmouthL 7–⁠1240%
Nov 15atWagnerL 16–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wagner 24–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠280
Coach
—
Elo
1195 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−53.4 No. 103 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Monmouth6–⁠110–⁠2
UAlbany6–⁠17–⁠4
Robert Morris4–⁠36–⁠4
Stony Brook4–⁠36–⁠4
Wagner3–⁠46–⁠5
Sacred Heart3–⁠46–⁠5
Central Connecticut2–⁠53–⁠8
Saint Francis0–⁠71–⁠9

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