2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 24–36 vs. Colgate
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4[1]
Record11–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Seiple (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKirk Hoza (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLockhart Stadium
(20,000, grass)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^   –     11 – 3  
Cal Poly   –     7 – 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   –     5 – 7  
Southern Utah   –     4 – 7  
Saint Mary's   –     1 – 11  
FIU   –     0 – 10  
Savannah State   –     0 – 12  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Record adjusted for 2 vacated wins by FIU
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls competed in them as an independent.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 288:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
W 20–1923,261
September 64:00 p.m.Valdosta State
L 17–454,758
September 136:00 p.m.at UCF
L 29–3325,144
September 207:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
W 13–616,891
September 272:30 p.m.at No. 23 Illinois State
W 28–106,837[2]
October 44:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 27–144,358
October 114:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 31–233,302
October 184:00 p.m.Northern ColoradoNo. 23
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 21–194,255
November 14:00 p.m.Gardner–WebbNo. 17
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 31–265,263
November 154:00 p.m.SienaNo. 15
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 51–36,159
November 223:30 p.m.at FIUNo. 15
W 32–239,288
November 291:00 p.m.at Bethune–CookmanNo. 13
W 32–248,468
December 68:05 p.m.at No. 16 Northern ArizonaNo. 13
W 48–259,314[3]
December 131:00 p.m.No. 6 ColgateNo. 13
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
ESPN2L 24–3612,857

Awards and honors

Mid-season awards and honors

  • Week 4 Independent Player of the Week: Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
  • Week 8 Independent Player of the Week: Willie Hughley (CB, So.)

All-Independent honors

  • First Team All-Independent:
    • Jared Allen (QB, Jr.)
    • Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
    • Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.)
    • Quentin Swain (LB, Sr.)
  • Second Team All-Independent:
    • Anthony Jackson (RB, Jr.)
    • Ken Campos (OL, Sr.)
    • George Guffey (OL, Sr.)
    • Dave Richards (OL, Sr.)
    • Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.)
    • Willie Hughley (CB, So.)

All-South Region honors

  • First Team All-South Region:
    • Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
    • Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.)
    • Willie Hughley (CB, So.)
  • Second Team All-South Region:
    • Jared Allen (QB, Jr.)
    • George Guffey (OL, Sr.)
    • Dave Richards (OL, Sr.)
    • Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.)
  • Third Team All-South Region:
    • Yrvens Guerrier (DL, Sr.)
    • Mike Myers (K, Jr.)

References

  1. ^ "Sports Network's Final 2003 I-AA College Football Poll". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Hutton, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Owls put together first win streak". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ed Odeven (December 7, 2003). "Owls -- in a hoot". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.


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