2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMitch Ware (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRusty Russell (7th season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wofford $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 24 Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 9  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Elon   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmSavannah State*No. 2
W 35–019,470
September 138:00 pmat No. 3 McNeese State*No. 2
L 15–3417,189[1]
September 207:00 pmat No. 25 WoffordNo. 6
L 14–209,648[2]
September 276:00 pmChattanoogaNo. 16
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 34–318,623
October 41:00 pmFIU*No. 13
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 37–3510,409
October 111:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 11
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 31–2515,708
October 184:00 pmat Appalachian StateNo. 10
L 21–2813,879[3]
October 251:00 pmThe CitadelNo. 19
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 24–2815,988
November 11:00 pmat East Tennessee State
W 34–224,235
November 81:00 pmNo. 18 Furman
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 29–2414,562[4]
November 153:30 pmat ElonNo. 24
W 37–132,834

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References

  1. ^ "McNeese State 34, Ga. Southern 15". The Daily Advertiser. September 14, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Penalties prove Eagles' downfall". The Atlanta Constitution. September 21, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mountaineers roll, hand Eagles 3rd loss on road". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles find joy in beating rival". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.


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