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2003 UT Martin

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2003, game by game: won vs. Austin Peay 21–20; lost at Arkansas State 6–63; lost vs. East Tennessee State 7–14; lost at Western Illinois 0–56; lost at Tennessee State 10–41; won vs. Tennessee Tech 30–23; lost vs. Jacksonville State 24–34; lost vs. Samford 22–57; lost at Eastern Illinois 12–29; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 7–20; lost at Eastern Kentucky 32–41; lost vs. Murray State 27–41+7−57Won 21–20 vs. Austin Peay+1Austin PeayLost 6–63 at Arkansas State-57Arkansas StateLost 7–14 vs. East Tennessee State-7East Tennessee …Lost 0–56 at Western Illinois-56Western IllinoisLost 10–41 at Tennessee State-31Tennessee StateWon 30–23 vs. Tennessee Tech+7Tennessee TechLost 24–34 vs. Jacksonville State-10Jacksonville St…Lost 22–57 vs. Samford-35SamfordLost 12–29 at Eastern Illinois-17Eastern IllinoisLost 7–20 vs. Southeast Missouri State-13Southeast Misso…Lost 32–41 at Eastern Kentucky-9Eastern KentuckyLost 27–41 vs. Murray State-14Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsAustin PeayW 21–⁠2052%
Sep 6atArkansas StateL 6–⁠6323%
Sep 11vsEast Tennessee StateL 7–⁠1446%
Sep 20atWestern IllinoisL 0–⁠5622%
Sep 27atTennessee StateL 10–⁠4118%
Oct 4vsTennessee TechW 30–⁠2338%
Oct 11vsJacksonville StateL 24–⁠3441%
Oct 18vsSamfordL 22–⁠5739%
Oct 25atEastern IllinoisL 12–⁠2935%
Nov 1vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 7–⁠2043%
Nov 8atEastern KentuckyL 32–⁠4120%
Nov 13vsMurray StateL 27–⁠4149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Murray State 41–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠439
Coach
—
Elo
1071 −151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−45.7 No. 94 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2003 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
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.