2003 Big South Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30–November 22, 2003
Number of teams5
Total attendance140,593
Conference championsGardner–Webb
Big South Conference football seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Gardner–Webb $   4 – 0     8 – 4  
Liberty   3 – 1     6 – 6  
VMI   2 – 2     6 – 6  
Coastal Carolina   1 – 3     6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   0 – 4     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2003 Big South Conference football season was the second football season for the Big South Conference. The season began on Saturday, August 30, 2003 and concluded on November 22. The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs won the conference's regular season championship, their second consecutive title.

Awards and honors

Conference honors

All-Conference Teams

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Nick Roberts So. Gardner–Webb
RB Dre Barnes Jr. Liberty
RB Sean Mizzer So. VMI
WR William Andrews Jr. Gardner–Webb
WR Aaron Dunklin Sr. Charleston Southern
WR Lauren Williams R–So. Liberty
TE Danny McCoy Sr. Charleston Southern
OL Jamie Pridgen Sr. Gardner–Webb
OL Ryan Smith Jr. Gardner–Webb
OL Sam Brown Sr. VMI
OL Tom Smith Jr. Liberty
OL Clarence Wright Sr. Charleston Southern
First Team Defense
DL Aaron DeBerry Sr. Liberty
DL Vichael Foxx Jr. VMI
DL Jason Threat Sr. Gardner–Webb
DL Harold Wells Jr. Gardner–Webb
LB Jim Maxwell Sr. Gardner–Webb
LB Derik Screen Sr. VMI
LB Maurice Simpkins Jr. Coastal Carolina
LB Jonna Lee Fr. Charleston Southern
DB Mario Williams Jr. Gardner–Webb
DB Musa Sarki Sr. VMI
DB Aaron Sykes Sr. Gardner–Webb
DB C.J. Moore R–So. Liberty
First Team Special Teams
PK Matt Sharpe Sr. VMI
P Graham Whitlock Jr. Gardner–Webb
LS Marlon Roman Jr. Liberty
RS Greg Williamson Jr. Coastal Carolina
Reference:[1]

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Final
Charleston Southern TSN – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Coastal Carolina TSN – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Gardner–Webb TSN – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Liberty TSN – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
VMI TSN – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
C – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Big South member won
Big South member lost
Big South teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
August 30 1:30 PM VMI Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 10–37 [2]
August 30 3:30 PM Charleston Southern The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 10–64 [3]
August 30 6:00 PM Liberty James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA L 6–48 [4]
August 30 6:00 PM Clark Atlanta Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 45–0 [5]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
September 6 1:00 PM VMI Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC W 31–9 [6]
September 6 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Wingate Irwin Belk Stadium • Wingate, NC L 6–22 [7]
September 6 3:00 PM Gardner–Webb Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT L 3–28 [8]
September 6 7:00 PM Newberry Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 21–14 [9]
September 6 7:00 PM Liberty Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 3–49 [10]

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
September 13 1:00 PM William & Mary VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA L 24–34 [11]
September 13 1:30 PM Presbyterian Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 14–17 [12]
September 13 6:00 PM Webber International Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 52–10 [13]
September 13 6:00 PM Liberty Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 3–62 [14]
September 13 7:00 PM Morehead State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–31 [15]

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
September 20 12:30 PM Coastal Carolina Jacksonville D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL L 9–14 [16]
September 20 1:00 PM Norfolk State VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 34–9 [17]
September 20 1:30 PM West Virginia State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 49–42 [18]
September 20 1:30 PM Kentucky Wesleyan Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 47–7 [19]
September 20 6:00 PM Chattanooga Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 23–13 [20]

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
September 25 6:00 PM Coastal Carolina North Greenville Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC W 39–19 [21]
September 27 1:00 PM Georgetown VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 42–14 [22]
September 27 1:30 PM Tusculum Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 7–58 [23]
September 27 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC L 0–45 [24]
September 27 7:00 PM Youngstown State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 3–34 [25]

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
October 4 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC GW 38–17 [26]
October 4 7:00 PM VMI Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Lib 31–28 [27]

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
October 11 1:00 PM Charleston Southern VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA VMI 50–7 [28]
October 11 3:30 PM Liberty Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC GW 27–17 [29]
October 11 7:00 PM Charleston (WV) Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 47–7 [30]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
October 18 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA GW 37–25 [31]
October 18 2:00 PM Liberty East Tennessee State Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN L 23–33 [32]
October 18 7:00 PM Charleston Southern South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 7–55 [33]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
October 25 1:30 PM North Greenville Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 21–49 [34]
October 25 3:00 PM VMI Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 25–35 [35]
October 25 4:00 PM Coastal Carolina Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA W 29–19 [36]

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
November 1 12:00 PM Liberty Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC Lib 17–6 [37]
November 1 12:30 PM VMI Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC VMI 19–10 [38]
November 1 4:00 PM Gardner–Webb Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL L 26–31 [39]

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
November 8 1:00 PM Coastal Carolina Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC W 52–27 [40]
November 8 1:00 PM Austin Peay VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 48–7 [41]
November 8 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC GW 46–0 [42]
November 8 1:30 PM Norfolk State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 69–21 [43]

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
November 15 1:30 PM VMI The Citadel American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 23–27 [44]
November 15 1:30 PM Charleston Southern James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA L 7–45 [45]
November 15 1:30 PM Florida Atlantic Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 22–19 [46]
November 15 1:30 PM Coastal Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Lib 38–21 [47]

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference
November 22 1:30 PM Hofstra Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 49–42 (OT)
November 22 1:30 PM Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC CCU 48–14
November 22 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC L 16–39

Head coaches

Jay Mills, Charleston Southern
David Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Steve Patton, Gardner–Webb
Ken Karcher, Liberty
Cal McCombs, VMI

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