2003 Sam Houston
2–9 (1–4 Southland Conference). Officially 3–8. Nicholls forfeited to Sam Houston. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Midwestern State 30–9Sep 6
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vsMidwestern State | W 30–9 | 70% |
| Sep 13 | at Montana | L 14–38 | 36% |
| Sep 20 | at Baylor | L 6–27 | 34% |
| Sep 27 | at UTEP | L 14–59 | 47% |
| Oct 9 | vs Tarleton State | L 20–39 | 66% |
| Oct 16 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 31–34 | 40% |
| Oct 25 | at McNeese | L 37–56 | 15% |
| Nov 1 | at Nicholls | L 12–37won by forfeit | 23% |
| Nov 8 | vs Northwestern State | W 29–24 | 29% |
| Nov 15 | vs Northern Arizona | L 18–34 | 37% |
| Nov 22 | at Texas State | L 28–49 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas State 49–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 239–406
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1140 −150 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −37.9 No. 80 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Lucas
2003 Southland Conference standings
| 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.