2003 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2003 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  2002
2015  →
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 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–7, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at Eastern Michigan *
L 21–2811,725 [1]
September 4 Concord *
W 44–05,481 [2]
September 11at Tennessee–Martin *
W 14–7 OT [3]
September 20at Elon
L 0–14 [4]
September 27 Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–284,868 [5]
October 4at Appalachian State
L 7–2119,421 [6]
October 18 Liberty *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 33–237,730 [7]
October 25at No. 20 Furman
L 10–3010,433 [8]
November 1 Georgia Southern
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 22–344,235 [9]
November 8at No. 5 Wofford
L 14–288,871 [10]
November 15 Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 68–74,419 [11]
November 22 The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 16–135,911 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "EMU's confidence gets boost in victory". The Ann Arbor News. August 29, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bucs squash Concord". Kingsport Times-News. September 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bucs take OT victory". Bristol Herald Courier. September 12, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Elon surprises Buccaneers, 14–0". Johnson City Press. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Catamounts repel East Tennessee St". Elizabethton Star. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bucs suffer sixth straight defeat to ASU". Johnson City Press. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bucs muffle Flames". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Paladins too potent". Johnson City Press. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Same result for ETSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "No. 5 Terriers clinch first SoCon title, playoff spot". Johnson City Press. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bucs mash Mocs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Out with a bang". Johnson City Press. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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