2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
| 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–6 GFC) |
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| Home stadium | Plaster Sports Complex |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | East Central* | W 48–0 | 11,362 | [1] | |
| September 13 | at Oklahoma State* | L 3–42 | 42,152 | [2] | |
| September 20 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 17–10 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | Bacone* |
| W 51–14 | 12,607 | [4] |
| October 4 | at Youngstown State | L 7–34 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 9 Western Kentucky | L 6–9 | 8,383 | [6] | |
| October 18 | No. 11 Northern Iowa |
| L 20–26 | 14,911 | [7] |
| October 25 | at No. 4 Southern Illinois | L 6–20 | 8,873 | [8] | |
| November 1 | Indiana State |
| W 45–10 | 5,017 | [9] |
| November 8 | Illinois State |
| L 43–48 | 2,898 | [10] |
| November 15 | at No. 10 Western Illinois | L 42–63 | 7,513 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "An opening blowout". The Springfield News-Leader. August 29, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell, Shaw carry OSU to easy win". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMS 17, SEMO 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Youngstown St. 34, SW Missouri St. 7". The Plain Dealer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lange's last-second FG lifts WKU to 9–6 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Versatile Sapp, Panther defense snares the Bears". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Still perfect; Robinson's run sparks Salukis in win over SMS". Southern Illinoisan. October 26, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears get act together for win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 2, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redbirds win offensive celebration". The Pantagraph. November 9, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leathernecks turn up their offense, 63–42". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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