2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
| 2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 24–36 vs. Colgate | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 4 |
| Record | 11–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Seiple (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Kirk Hoza (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Lockhart Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled a record of 11–3. Florida Atlantic advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Owls defeated Bethune–Cookman in the first round and Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual national runner-up, Colgate, in the semifinals. Florida Atlantic played home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | W 20–19 | 23,261 | ||||
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 (D-II) Valdosta State | L 17–45 | 4,758 | ||||
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | L 29–33 | 25,144 | ||||
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | W 13–6 | 16,891 | ||||
| September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Illinois State | W 28–10 | 6,837 | [1] | |||
| October 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas State |
| W 27–14 | 4,358 | |||
| October 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Nicholls State |
| W 31–23 | 3,302 | |||
| October 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 23 |
| W 21–19 | 4,255 | ||
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | No. 17 |
| W 31–26 | 5,263 | [2] | |
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Siena | No. 15 |
| W 51–3 | 6,159 | ||
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at FIU | No. 15 | W 32–23 | 9,288 | |||
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Bethune–Cookman | No. 13 | W 32–24 | 8,468 | [3] | ||
| December 6 | 8:05 p.m. | at No. 16 Northern Arizona | No. 13 |
| W 48–25 | 9,314 | [4] | |
| December 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Colgate | No. 13 |
| ESPN2 | L 24–36 | 12,857 | |
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Awards and honors
[edit]Mid-season awards and honors
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ↑ Hutton, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Owls put together first win streak". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "FAU's run at six". The Miami Herald. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Late stand saves Owls". The Miami Herald. November 30, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ed Odeven (December 7, 2003). "Owls -- in a hoot". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2003 Football Schedule". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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