CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2003 SMU

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Phil Bennett.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2003, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 10–58; lost at Baylor 7–10; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–52; lost at Nevada 9–12; lost vs. UTEP 19–21; lost at San José State 14–31; lost vs. Boise State 3–45; lost at Tulsa 16–35; lost vs. Fresno State 11–20; lost at Louisiana Tech 6–41; lost vs. Rice 20–41; lost vs. No. 19 TCU 13–20+7−48Lost 10–58 at Texas Tech-48Texas TechLost 7–10 at Baylor-3BaylorLost 6–52 vs. Oklahoma State-46Oklahoma StateLost 9–12 at Nevada-3NevadaLost 19–21 vs. UTEP-2UTEPLost 14–31 at San José State-17San José StateLost 3–45 vs. Boise State-42Boise StateLost 16–35 at Tulsa-19TulsaLost 11–20 vs. Fresno State-9Fresno StateLost 6–41 at Louisiana Tech-35Louisiana TechLost 20–41 vs. Rice-21RiceLost 13–20 vs. No. 19 TCU-7No. 19 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTexas TechL 10–⁠5817%
Sep 13atBaylorL 7–⁠1045%
Sep 20vsOklahoma StateL 6–⁠5229%
Sep 27atNevadaL 9–⁠1225%
Oct 4vsUTEPL 19–⁠2165%
Oct 11atSan José StateL 14–⁠3132%
Oct 18vsBoise StateL 3–⁠4513%
Oct 25atTulsaL 16–⁠3529%
Nov 1vsFresno StateL 11–⁠2025%
Nov 8atLouisiana TechL 6–⁠4119%
Nov 15vsRiceL 20–⁠4141%
Nov 29vs19TCUL 13–⁠209%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 10th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠386
Coach
Phil Bennett
Elo
1208 −159 this season
SP+ rating
-27.8 No. 114 of 117; offense No. 117, defense No. 87
SRS
−20.2 No. 113 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Larry Edmondson
Defensive coordinator
Jim Gush
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 26— allowed
Defense0.0own 43— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Jay’Mond Cleveland WR★★No. 1050
Charlie Berry SDE★★No. 1050
Brandon Bonds DT★★No. 1050
Blake Warren WR★★No. 1050
Kennard Burley OT★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.00.767
Whole class132.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2003 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠116
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠5
Rice5–⁠35–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠55–⁠7
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠11
SMU0–⁠80–⁠12

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