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2003 UAB

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2003, game by game: won at Baylor 24–19; lost vs. Southern Miss 12–17; lost vs. Troy 9–20; lost at South Carolina 10–42; won at Memphis 24–10; won vs. Cincinnati 31–14; lost at No. 16 TCU 24–27; lost at No. 4 Georgia 13–16; won vs. Army 24–9; lost vs. Tulane 24–38; won at South Florida 22–19; lost at Houston 28–56+17−32Won 24–19 at Baylor+5BaylorLost 12–17 vs. Southern Miss-5Southern MissLost 9–20 vs. Troy-11TroyLost 10–42 at South Carolina-32South CarolinaWon 24–10 at Memphis+14MemphisWon 31–14 vs. Cincinnati+17CincinnatiLost 24–27 at No. 16 TCU-3No. 16 TCULost 13–16 at No. 4 Georgia-3No. 4 GeorgiaWon 24–9 vs. Army+15ArmyLost 24–38 vs. Tulane-14TulaneWon 22–19 at South Florida+3South FloridaLost 28–56 at Houston-28Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBaylorW 24–⁠1954%
Sep 4vsSouthern MissL 12–⁠1756%
Sep 13vsTroyL 9–⁠2064%
Sep 20atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠4228%
Oct 4atMemphisW 24–⁠1034%
Oct 11vsCincinnatiW 31–⁠1443%
Oct 18at16TCUL 24–⁠2720%
Oct 25at4GeorgiaL 13–⁠1612%
Nov 1vsArmyW 24–⁠986%
Nov 8vsTulaneL 24–⁠3866%
Nov 22atSouth FloridaW 22–⁠1925%
Nov 29atHoustonL 28–⁠5647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 56–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 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
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠287
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1419 −31 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 86 of 117; offense No. 102, defense No. 57
SRS
−8.0 No. 88 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Bolt
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 26— allowed
Defense-0.2own 35— 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

Dawson Brown OT★★No. 1050
Steven Sigler OLB★★No. 1050
Chris Pugh SDE★★No. 1050
Nick Coon WR★★No. 1050
Durrell Fuqua APB★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers52.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class212.00.767

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 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Miss8–⁠09–⁠4
TCU7–⁠111–⁠225
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
South Florida5–⁠37–⁠4
Houston4–⁠47–⁠6
UAB4–⁠45–⁠7
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati2–⁠65–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠71–⁠11
Army0–⁠80–⁠13

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