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
Home stadium Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 2002
2004  →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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]

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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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