2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
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2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28East Central*
W 48–011,362[1]
September 13at Oklahoma State*
L 3–4242,152[2]
September 20at Southeast Missouri State*
W 17–10[3]
September 27Bacone*
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 51–1412,607[4]
October 4at Youngstown State
L 7–34[5]
October 11at No. 9 Western Kentucky
L 6–98,383[6]
October 18No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 20–2614,911[7]
October 25at No. 4 Southern Illinois
L 6–208,873[8]
November 1Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 45–105,017[9]
November 8Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 43–482,898[10]
November 15at No. 10 Western Illinois
L 42–637,513[11]

References

  1. ^ "An opening blowout". The Springfield News-Leader. August 29, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bell, Shaw carry OSU to easy win". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMS 17, SEMO 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mismatch; NAIA foe Bacone no match for Bears in final tune-up foe conference play". The Springfield News-Leader. September 28, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Youngstown St. 34, SW Missouri St. 7". The Plain Dealer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lange's last-second FG lifts WKU to 9–6 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Versatile Sapp, Panther defense snares the Bears". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Still perfect; Robinson's run sparks Salukis in win over SMS". Southern Illinoisan. October 26, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears get act together for win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 2, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Redbirds win offensive celebration". The Pantagraph. November 9, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Leathernecks turn up their offense, 63–42". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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