* By team name denotes host institution * By score denotes overtime period(s)
References
^"2003 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^Nelson, Marcus (November 24, 2003). "500 gather to watch announcement". The Palm Beach Post. p. 5C. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^Gordillo, Jim (November 23, 2003). "Selection Sunday primer for Division I-AA playoffs". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 3B. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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The 2003 NCAA Division I AA football season part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I AA level began in August 2003 and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I AA Football Championship Game on December 19 2003 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Tennessee The Delaware Fightin Blue Hens won their first I AA championship defeating the Colgate Raiders by a final score of 40 0 1 2003 NCAA Division I AA seasonRegular seasonDurationAugust NovemberPayton AwardJamaal Branch RB Colgate Buchanan AwardJared Allen DE Idaho State PlayoffDurationNovember 29 December 19Championship dateDecember 19 2003Championship siteFinley StadiumChattanooga TennesseeChampionDelawareNCAA Division I AA football seasons 2002 2004 Contents 1 Conference changes and new programs 2 Conference standings 3 Conference champions 4 Postseason 4 1 NCAA Division I AA playoff bracket 5 ReferencesConference changes and new programs EditSchool 2002 Conference 2003 ConferenceCanisius MAAC Dropped ProgramCoastal Carolina New Program Big SouthElon Big South SouthernFairfield MAAC Dropped ProgramJacksonville State Southland Ohio ValleySt John s NY Northeast Dropped ProgramSamford I AA Independent Ohio ValleySoutheastern Louisiana Revived Program I AA IndependentVMI Southern Big SouthConference standings Edit2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 1 Delaware 8 1 15 1 No 11 UMass 8 1 10 3 No 20 Northeastern 6 3 8 4 No 25 Villanova 5 4 7 4 Maine 4 4 6 5 William amp Mary 4 4 5 5 James Madison 4 5 6 6 New Hampshire 3 6 5 7 Rhode Island 3 6 4 8 Hofstra 2 6 2 10 Richmond 1 8 2 9 Conference co champions NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Big Sky Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 14 Montana 5 2 9 4 No 10 N Arizona 5 2 9 4 No 21 Montana State 5 2 7 6 No 22 Idaho State 4 3 8 4 Weber State 4 3 8 4 Eastern Washington 3 4 6 5 Portland State 1 6 4 7 Sacramento State 1 6 2 9 Conference co champions NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Big South Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Gardner Webb 4 0 8 4 Liberty 3 1 6 6 VMI 2 2 6 6 Coastal Carolina 1 3 6 5 Charleston Southern 0 4 1 11 Conference champion2003 Gateway Football Conference standingsvte Conf OverallTeam 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Ivy League football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 12 Penn 7 0 10 0 Harvard 4 3 7 3 Brown 4 3 5 5 Yale 4 3 6 4 Dartmouth 4 3 5 5 Columbia 3 4 4 6 Princeton 2 5 2 8 Cornell 0 7 1 9 Conference championRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Duquesne 5 0 8 3 Iona 4 1 6 5 Marist 2 3 4 6 La Salle 2 3 3 8 Saint Peter s 2 3 2 8 Siena 0 5 0 11 Conference champion2003 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 16 North Carolina A amp T 7 1 10 2 No 15 Bethune Cookman 6 2 9 2 South Carolina State 5 2 8 4 Hampton 5 2 7 4 Morgan State 4 3 6 5 Florida A amp M 3 4 6 6 Howard 2 5 4 7 Delaware State 1 6 1 10 Norfolk State 0 8 1 11 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Northeast Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Monmouth 6 1 10 2 Albany 6 1 7 4 Robert Morris 4 3 6 4 Stony Brook 4 3 6 4 Sacred Heart 3 4 6 5 Wagner 3 4 6 5 Central Connecticut 2 4 3 8 Saint Francis PA 0 7 1 9 Conference co champions 2003 Ohio Valley Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 18 Jacksonville State 7 1 8 4 Eastern Kentucky 6 2 7 5 Samford 5 3 7 4 Tennessee State 5 3 7 5 Southeast Missouri State 5 3 5 7 Murray State 3 5 4 8 Eastern Illinois 3 5 4 8 Tennessee Tech 1 7 2 9 Tennessee Martin 1 7 2 10 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll2003 Patriot League football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 2 Colgate 7 0 15 1 No 23 Lehigh 6 1 8 3 Fordham 4 3 9 3 Bucknell 4 3 6 6 Towson 3 4 6 6 Lafayette 2 5 5 6 Georgetown 1 6 4 8 Holy Cross 1 6 1 11 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Pioneer Football League standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L North DivisionValparaiso xy 3 1 8 4 San Diego x 3 1 8 2 Dayton 2 2 9 2 Drake 1 3 6 6 Butler 1 3 2 9 South DivisionMorehead State xy 3 0 8 3 Jacksonville 1 2 4 6 Austin Peay 1 2 4 7 Davidson 1 2 3 8 Championship Valparaiso 54 Morehead State 42 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participant 2003 Southern Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I AA Poll2003 Southland Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 8 McNeese State 5 0 10 2 Stephen F Austin 4 1 7 4 Northwestern State 2 3 7 5 Texas State 2 3 5 7 Sam Houston State 2 3 3 8 Nicholls State 0 5 0 11 Conference champion NCAA Division I AA playoff participantNicholls State forfeited 5 wins including 3 conference victories over Northwestern State Sam Houston State and Texas State Rankings from The Sports Network poll 2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L East DivisionAlabama State xy 5 2 8 5 Alcorn State x 5 2 7 5 Alabama A amp M 4 3 8 4 Jackson State 2 5 2 10 Mississippi Valley State 1 6 2 9 West DivisionNo 13 Southern xy 6 1 12 1 No 17 Grambling State x 6 1 9 3 Texas Southern 3 4 5 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff 3 4 4 7 Prairie View A amp M 0 7 1 10 Championship Southern 20 Alabama State 9 Conference championx Division champion co championsRankings from The Sports Network Poll 2003 NCAA Division I AA independents football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 4 Florida Atlantic 11 3 No 19 Northern Colorado 9 2 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 participantRecord adjusted for 2 vacated wins by FIURankings from The Sports Network pollConference champions EditSee also List of NCAA Division I AA FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsAtlantic 10 Conference Delaware and UMass Big Sky Conference Montana Montana State and Northern Arizona Big South Conference Gardner Webb Gateway Football Conference Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois Ivy League Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Duquesne Mid Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A amp T Northeast Conference Albany NY and Monmouth Ohio Valley Conference Jacksonville State Patriot League Colgate Pioneer Football League Valparaiso Southern Conference Wofford Southland Conference McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference SouthernPostseason EditNCAA Division I AA playoff bracket Edit The top four teams in the tournament were seeded 2 seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds 3 First RoundNovember 29Campus sitesQuarterfinalsDecember 6Campus sitesSemifinalsDecember 13Campus sitesNational Championship Game December 19Finley StadiumChattanooga TN 1McNeese State 3Northern Arizona35Northern Arizona 25Florida Atlantic48Bethune Cookman 24Florida Atlantic32Florida Atlantic 244Colgate364Colgate 19UMass74Colgate 28Western Illinois27Montana 40Western Illinois43 4Colgate02Delaware403Wofford 31North Carolina A amp T03Wofford 34Western Kentucky17Western Kentucky 45Jacksonville State73Wofford92Delaware 242Delaware 48Southern Illinois72Delaware 37Northern Iowa7Northern Iowa 35Montana State14 By team name denotes host institution By score denotes overtime period s References Edit 2003 NCAA Division I Football Championship PDF NCAA NCAA org p 16 Retrieved December 29 2013 Nelson Marcus November 24 2003 500 gather to watch announcement The Palm Beach Post p 5C Retrieved February 2 2019 via newspapers com Gordillo Jim November 23 2003 Selection Sunday primer for Division I AA playoffs The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Illinois p 3B Retrieved February 2 2019 via newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 NCAA Division I AA football season amp oldid 1143679680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,