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2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| image | NCAA logo.svg |
| number_of_teams | 121 |
| regular_season | August–November |
| playoffs | November 29–December 19 |
| nc_date | December 19, 2003 |
| championship | Finley Stadium |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| champions | Delaware |
| payton | Jamaal Branch (RB, Colgate) |
| buchanan | Jared Allen (DE, Idaho State) |
Chattanooga, Tennessee 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.
Conference changes and new programs
| School | 2002 Conference | 2003 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Canisius | MAAC | Dropped Program |
| Coastal Carolina | New Program | Big South |
| Elon | Big South | Southern |
| Fairfield | MAAC | Dropped Program |
| Jacksonville State | Southland | Ohio Valley |
| Morris Brown | I-AA Independent | Dropped Program |
| St. John's (NY) | MAAC | Dropped Program |
| Samford | I-AA Independent | Ohio Valley |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Revived Program | I-AA Independent |
| VMI | Southern | Big South |
Conference standings
Conference champions
| Conference Champions |
|---|
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
The top four teams in the tournament were seeded; seeded teams were assured of hosting games in the first two rounds. November 29 Campus sites December 6 Campus sites December 13 Campus sites December 19 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
|RD1-team01=McNeese State* |RD1-score01=3 |RD1-seed01=1 |RD1-seed02= |RD1-team02=Northern Arizona |RD1-score02=35
|RD1-team03=Bethune–Cookman* |RD1-score03=24 |RD1-seed03= |RD1-seed04= |RD1-team04=Florida Atlantic |RD1-score04=32
|RD1-team05=Colgate* |RD1-score05=19 |RD1-seed05=4 |RD1-seed06= |RD1-team06=UMass |RD1-score06=7
|RD1-team07=Montana* |RD1-score07=40 |RD1-seed07= |RD1-seed08= |RD1-team08=Western Illinois |RD1-score08=43**
|RD1-team09=Wofford* |RD1-score09=31 |RD1-seed09=3 |RD1-seed10= |RD1-team10=North Carolina A&T |RD1-score10=0
|RD1-team11=Western Kentucky* |RD1-score11=45 |RD1-seed11= |RD1-seed12= |RD1-team12=Jacksonville State |RD1-score12=7
|RD1-team13=Delaware* |RD1-score13=48 |RD1-seed13=2 |RD1-seed14= |RD1-team14=Southern Illinois |RD1-score14=7
|RD1-team15=Northern Iowa* |RD1-score15=35 |RD1-seed15= |RD1-seed16= |RD1-team16=Montana State |RD1-score16=14
|RD2-team01=Northern Arizona* |RD2-score01=25 |RD2-seed01= |RD2-seed02= |RD2-team02=Florida Atlantic |RD2-score02=48
|RD2-team03=Colgate* |RD2-score03=28 |RD2-seed03=4 |RD2-seed04= |RD2-team04=Western Illinois |RD2-score04=27
|RD2-team05=Wofford* |RD2-score05=34 |RD2-seed05=3 |RD2-seed06= |RD2-team06=Western Kentucky |RD2-score06=17
|RD2-team07=Delaware* |RD2-score07=37 |RD2-seed07=2 |RD2-seed08= |RD2-team08=Northern Iowa |RD2-score08=7
|RD3-team01=Florida Atlantic* |RD3-score01=24 |RD3-seed01= |RD3-seed02=4 |RD3-team02=Colgate |RD3-score02=36
|RD3-team03=Wofford |RD3-score03=9 |RD3-seed03=3 |RD3-seed04=2 |RD3-team04=Delaware* |RD3-score04=24
|RD4-team01=Colgate |RD4-score01=0 |RD4-seed01=4 |RD4-seed02=2 |RD4-team02=Delaware |RD4-score02=40
- By team name denotes host institution
- By score denotes overtime period(s)
Awards and honors
Source:
Walter Payton Award voting
The Walter Payton Award is given to the year's most outstanding player
| Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Branch | Colgate | RB | 35 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 310 |
| Bruce Eugene | Grambling State | QB | 17 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 237 |
| Andy Hall | Delaware | QB | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 219 |
| Vick King | McNeese State | RB | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 82 |
| Charles Anthony | Tennessee State | RB | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 74 |
| Russ Michna | Western Illinois | QB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 61 |
| Efrem Hill | Samford | WR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 58 |
| Jason Murrietta | Northern Arizona | QB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 58 |
| Quincy Richard | Southern | RB | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| Rob Giancola | Valparaiso | QB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 48 |
| Allen Suber | Bethune–Cookman | QB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
| Alvin Cowan | Yale | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 41 |
| Kirwin Watson | Fordham | RB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| Terrance Freeney | Northern Iowa | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| Jermaine Austin | Georgia Southern | RB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Marcus Williams | Maine | RB | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| B.J. Sams | McNeese State | RB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
References
References
- "2003 NCAA Division I Football Championship". NCAA.org.
- Nelson, Marcus. (November 24, 2003). "500 gather to watch announcement". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
- Gordillo, Jim. (November 23, 2003). "Selection Sunday primer for Division I-AA playoffs". [[The Southern Illinoisan]].
- (2003). "2003 I‑AA Payton, Robinson and Buchanan Award Voting".
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