2003 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | at Hawaii* | No. 9 | L 17–40 | 42,996 | [2] | |
September 6 | Eastern Kentucky* | No. 11 | L 7–35 | 14,400 | [3] | |
September 20 | Morehead State | W 24–21 | 16,811 | [4] | ||
September 27 | at The Citadel | L 21–24 | 13,569 | [5] | ||
October 4 | East Tennessee State |
| W 21–7 | 19,421 | [6] | |
October 11 | No. 5 Furman | W 13–10 | 12,112 | [7] | ||
October 18 | at No. 10 Georgia Southern |
| W 28–21 | 13,879 | [8] | |
October 25 | No. 6 Wofford | L 14–24 | 10,129 | [9] | ||
November 1 | Chattanooga |
| W 47–7 | 8,753 | [10] | |
November 8 | at Elon | W 34–12 | 10,379 | [11] | ||
November 15 | Western Carolina |
| W 26–18 | 14,443 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2003 Southern Conference Statistics - Standings/Schedules". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Just warming up". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. August 31, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins a 'big one' 35–7". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers struggle in close win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zobel's kick finishing touch for Bulldogs". The State. September 28, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs suffer sixth straight defeat to ASU". Johnson City Press. October 5, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman tripped again by gaffe". The Greenville News. October 12, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers roll, hand Eagles 3rd loss on road". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford finishes the job". The State. October 26, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian State rolls to victory". The News and Observer. November 2, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU beats Elon". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats cough up ball, lose heartbreaker". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.