2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 24
Record	7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Sewak (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Ware (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rusty Russell (7th season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	6:00 pm	Savannah State *	No. 2	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 35–0	19,470
September 13	8:00 pm	at No. 3 McNeese State *	No. 2	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 15–34	17,189	[1]
September 20	7:00 pm	at No. 25 Wofford	No. 6	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 14–20	9,648	[2]
September 27	6:00 pm	Chattanooga	No. 16	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–3	18,623
October 4	1:00 pm	FIU *	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 37–35	10,409
October 11	1:00 pm	Western Carolina	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 31–25	15,708
October 18	4:00 pm	at Appalachian State	No. 10	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 21–28	13,879	[3]
October 25	1:00 pm	The Citadel	No. 19	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 24–28	15,988
November 1	1:00 pm	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 34–22	4,235
November 8	1:00 pm	No. 18 Furman		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 29–24	14,562	[4]
November 15	3:30 pm	at Elon	No. 24	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	W 37–13	2,834
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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.