2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonny Simmons (1st as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDeion Melvin (5th season)
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28 East Central *
W 48–011,362 [1]
September 13at Oklahoma State *
L 3–4242,152 [2]
September 20at Southeast Missouri State *
W 17–10 [3]
September 27 Bacone *
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 51–1412,607 [4]
October 4at Youngstown State
L 7–34 [5]
October 11at No. 9 Western Kentucky
L 6–98,383 [6]
October 18No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 20–2614,911 [7]
October 25at No. 4 Southern Illinois
L 6–208,873 [8]
November 1 Indiana State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
W 45–105,017 [9]
November 8 Illinois State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
L 43–482,898 [10]
November 15at No. 10 Western Illinois
L 42–637,513 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "An opening blowout". The Springfield News-Leader. August 29, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bell, Shaw carry OSU to easy win". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "SMS 17, SEMO 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Youngstown St. 34, SW Missouri St. 7". The Plain Dealer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Lange's last-second FG lifts WKU to 9–6 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Versatile Sapp, Panther defense snares the Bears". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Still perfect; Robinson's run sparks Salukis in win over SMS". Southern Illinoisan. October 26, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bears get act together for win". The Springfield News-Leader. November 2, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Redbirds win offensive celebration". The Pantagraph. November 9, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Leathernecks turn up their offense, 63–42". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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