2003 Grambling State Tigers football team

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2003 Grambling State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMelvin Spears (6th season)
Home stadiumEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama State xy   5 2     8 5  
Alcorn State x   5 2     7 5  
Alabama A&M   4 3     8 4  
Jackson State   2 5     2 10  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
No. 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&M   0 7     1 10  
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2003 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Doug Williams, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion of the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 23at San Jose State*No. 7
L 0–2931,681[1]
September 6at Alcorn StateNo. 15W 40–2828,500[2]
September 13Alabama A&MNo. 14W 45–146,962[3]
September 20No. 1 McNeese State*No. 13L 20–3117,485[4]
October 4vs. Prairie View A&MNo. 18W 65–755,432[5]
October 11Mississippi Valley StateNo. 16
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 45–66,397[6]
October 17at Arkansas–Pine BluffNo. 16W 41–16[7]
October 25at Jackson StateNo. 15W 24–175,000[8]
November 1Texas SoutherndaggerNo. 14
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 48–1521,065[9]
November 8at Alabama StateNo. 13W 37–348,124[10]
November 15Savannah State*No. 12
  • Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
  • Grambling, LA
W 33–173,001[11]
November 29vs. No. 15 SouthernNo. 12L 41–4470,151[12]

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