2003 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2003 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
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  
  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 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–7, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan*
L 21–2811,725[1]
September 47:00 p.m.Concord*
W 44–05,481[2]
September 117:00 p.m.at Tennessee–Martin*
W 14–7 OT3,928[3]
September 202:00 p.m.at Elon
L 0–148,353[4]
September 271:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–284,868[5]
October 43:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
L 7–2119,421[6]
October 182:00 p.m.Liberty*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 33–237,730[7]
October 252:00 p.m.at No. 20 Furman
L 10–3010,433[8]
November 11:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 22–344,235[9]
November 81:30 p.m.at No. 5 Wofford
L 14–288,871[10]
November 151:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 68–74,419[11]
November 221:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 16–135,911[12]

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References

  1. ^ "EMU's confidence gets boost in victory". The Ann Arbor News. August 29, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucs squash Concord". Kingsport Times-News. September 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs take OT victory". Bristol Herald Courier. September 12, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Elon surprises Buccaneers, 14–0". Johnson City Press. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Catamounts repel East Tennessee St". Elizabethton Star. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs suffer sixth straight defeat to ASU". Johnson City Press. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs muffle Flames". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Paladins too potent". Johnson City Press. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Same result for ETSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No. 5 Terriers clinch first SoCon title, playoff spot". Johnson City Press. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs mash Mocs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Out with a bang". Johnson City Press. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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