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2003 Samford

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Samford in 2003, game by game: won at Chattanooga 31–23; won vs. West Alabama 44–28; lost at San Diego State 17–37; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 41–31; lost at Eastern Kentucky 10–13; won vs. Murray State 35–6; won at UT Martin 57–22; lost vs. Tennessee State 24–29; won at Tennessee Tech 42–24; lost vs. Jacksonville State 32–49; won at Eastern Illinois 17–14+35−20Won 31–23 at Chattanooga+8ChattanoogaWon 44–28 vs. West Alabama+16West AlabamaLost 17–37 at San Diego State-20San Diego StateWon 41–31 vs. Southeast Missouri State+10Southeast Misso…Lost 10–13 at Eastern Kentucky-3Eastern KentuckyWon 35–6 vs. Murray State+29Murray StateWon 57–22 at UT Martin+35UT MartinLost 24–29 vs. Tennessee State-5Tennessee StateWon 42–24 at Tennessee Tech+18Tennessee TechLost 32–49 vs. Jacksonville State-17Jacksonville St…Won 17–14 at Eastern Illinois+3Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atChattanoogaW 31–⁠2339%
Sep 4vsWest AlabamaW 44–⁠2869%
Sep 20atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠3722%
Sep 27vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 41–⁠3167%
Oct 4atEastern KentuckyL 10–⁠1352%
Oct 11vsMurray StateW 35–⁠666%
Oct 18atUT MartinW 57–⁠2261%
Oct 25vsTennessee StateL 24–⁠2955%
Nov 1atTennessee TechW 42–⁠2452%
Nov 8vsJacksonville StateL 32–⁠4956%
Nov 22atEastern IllinoisW 17–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠276
Coach
—
Elo
1322 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.8 No. 37 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Meacham
Defensive coordinator
Mike O’Toole

2003 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠18–⁠3
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠27–⁠5
Samford5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee State5–⁠37–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Eastern Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Murray State3–⁠54–⁠8
Tennessee Tech1–⁠72–⁠9
UT Martin1–⁠72–⁠10

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