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2003 South Carolina State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2003, game by game: lost at Tennessee State 20–37; lost at Wofford 13–35; won at Morgan State 27–21; won vs. Savannah State 53–0; won vs. Benedict 41–7; won vs. Norfolk State 34–15; lost at Bethune-Cookman 28–31; lost at Hampton 12–32; won vs. Delaware State 36–13; won at Howard 24–14; won vs. Florida A&M 27–15; won vs. North Carolina A&T 49–9+53−22Lost 20–37 at Tennessee State-17Tennessee StateLost 13–35 at Wofford-22WoffordWon 27–21 at Morgan State+6Morgan StateWon 53–0 vs. Savannah State+53Savannah StateWon 41–7 vs. Benedict+34BenedictWon 34–15 vs. Norfolk State+19Norfolk StateLost 28–31 at Bethune-Cookman-3Bethune-CookmanLost 12–32 at Hampton-20HamptonWon 36–13 vs. Delaware State+23Delaware StateWon 24–14 at Howard+10HowardWon 27–15 vs. Florida A&M+12Florida A&MWon 49–9 vs. North Carolina A&T+40North Carolina …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTennessee StateL 20–⁠3718%
Sep 6atWoffordL 13–⁠3531%
Sep 13atMorgan StateW 27–⁠2148%
Sep 20vsSavannah StateW 53–⁠048%
Sep 27vsBenedictW 41–⁠753%
Oct 11vsNorfolk StateW 34–⁠1581%
Oct 18atBethune-CookmanL 28–⁠3139%
Oct 25atHamptonL 12–⁠3229%
Nov 1vsDelaware StateW 36–⁠1370%
Nov 8atHowardW 24–⁠1452%
Nov 15vsFlorida A&MW 27–⁠1552%
Nov 22vsNorth Carolina A&TW 49–⁠944%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina A&T 49–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1348 +159 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.1 No. 70 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina A&T7–⁠110–⁠2
Bethune-Cookman6–⁠29–⁠2
South Carolina State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hampton5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Florida A&M4–⁠46–⁠6
Howard3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware State1–⁠71–⁠10
Norfolk State0–⁠81–⁠11

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