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2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southern Conference football standings
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 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCON) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Jerry Moore, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.[1] The team finished the season with a 26–18 victory over rival Western Carolina in the Battle for the Old Mountain Jug. Home games were played at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Hawaii*No. 9L 17–4042,996[2]
September 6Eastern Kentucky*No. 11L 7–3514,400[3]
September 20Morehead StateW 24–2116,811[4]
September 27at The CitadelL 21–2413,569[5]
October 4East Tennessee State
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 21–719,421[6]
October 11No. 5 FurmanW 13–1012,112[7]
October 18at No. 10 Georgia Southern
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 28–2113,879[8]
October 25No. 6 WoffordL 14–2410,129[9]
November 1Chattanooga
  • Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Boone, NC
W 47–78,753[10]
November 8at ElonW 34–1210,379[11]
November 15Western Carolina
W 26–1814,443[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2003 Southern Conference Statistics - Standings/Schedules". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Just warming up". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. August 31, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern wins a 'big one' 35–7". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers struggle in close win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Zobel's kick finishing touch for Bulldogs". The State. September 28, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs suffer sixth straight defeat to ASU". Johnson City Press. October 5, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman tripped again by gaffe". The Greenville News. October 12, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers roll, hand Eagles 3rd loss on road". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wofford finishes the job". The State. October 26, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Appalachian State rolls to victory". The News and Observer. November 2, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ASU beats Elon". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cats cough up ball, lose heartbreaker". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.