2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2003 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls competed in them as an independent.

2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 24–36 vs. Colgate
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4^[1]
Record	11–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Seiple (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kirk Hoza (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lockhart Stadium (20,000, grass)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^			–						11	–	3
Cal Poly			–						7	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana			–						5	–	7
Southern Utah			–						4	–	7
Saint Mary's			–						1	–	11
FIU			–						0	–	10
Savannah State			–						0	–	12
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Record adjusted for 2 vacated wins by FIU Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	8:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		W 20–19	23,261
September 6	4:00 p.m.	Valdosta State		Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 17–45	4,758
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at UCF		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 29–33	25,144
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 13–6	16,891
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 28–10	6,837	^[2]
October 4	4:00 p.m.	Texas State		Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 27–14	4,358
October 11	4:00 p.m.	Nicholls State		Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 31–23	3,302
October 18	4:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	No. 23	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 21–19	4,255
November 1	4:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	No. 17	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 31–26	5,263
November 15	4:00 p.m.	Siena	No. 15	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 51–3	6,159
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at FIU	No. 15	FIU Stadium Miami, FL (Shula Bowl)		W 32–23	9,288
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 13	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 32–24	8,468
December 6	8:05 p.m.	at No. 16 Northern Arizona	No. 13	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 48–25	9,314	^[3]
December 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 Colgate	No. 13	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 24–36	12,857
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Awards and honors

Mid-season awards and honors

• Week 4 Independent Player of the Week: Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
• Week 8 Independent Player of the Week: Willie Hughley (CB, So.)

All-Independent honors

• First Team All-Independent:
  • Jared Allen (QB, Jr.)
  • Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
  • Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.)
  • Quentin Swain (LB, Sr.)
• Second Team All-Independent:
  • Anthony Jackson (RB, Jr.)
  • Ken Campos (OL, Sr.)
  • George Guffey (OL, Sr.)
  • Dave Richards (OL, Sr.)
  • Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.)
  • Willie Hughley (CB, So.)

All-South Region honors

• First Team All-South Region:
  • Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.)
  • Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.)
  • Willie Hughley (CB, So.)
• Second Team All-South Region:
  • Jared Allen (QB, Jr.)
  • George Guffey (OL, Sr.)
  • Dave Richards (OL, Sr.)
  • Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.)
• Third Team All-South Region:
  • Yrvens Guerrier (DL, Sr.)
  • Mike Myers (K, Jr.)

References

1. . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
2. Hutton, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Owls put together first win streak". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ed Odeven (December 7, 2003). "Owls -- in a hoot". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.