2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

The 2003 Florida Atlantic University Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Howard Schnellenberger and played their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Owls competed in them as an independent.

2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 24–36 vs. Colgate
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4[1]
2003 record11–3
Head coachHoward Schnellenberger (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLockhart Stadium
(20,000, grass)
2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^  0 0     11 3  
No. 19 Northern Colorado  0 0     9 2  
Cal Poly  0 0     7 4  
Southeastern Louisiana  0 0     5 7  
Southern Utah  0 0     4 7  
Saint Mary's  0 0     1 11  
FIU  0 0     0 10  
Savannah State  0 0     0 12  
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Record adjusted for 2 vacated wins by Florida International
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 288:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeW 20–1923,261
September 64:00 p.m.Valdosta StateL 17–454,758
September 136:00 p.m.at Central FloridaL 29–3325,144
September 207:00 p.m.at Youngstown StateW 13–616,891
September 272:30 p.m.at No. 23 Illinois StateW 28–106,837
October 44:00 p.m.Texas State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 27–144,358
October 114:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 31–233,302
October 184:00 p.m.Northern ColoradoNo. 23
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 21–194,255
November 14:00 p.m.Gardner–WebbNo. 17
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 31–265,263
November 154:00 p.m.SienaNo. 15
  • Lockhart Stadium
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
W 51–36,159
November 223:30 p.m.at Florida InternationalNo. 15
W 32–239,288
November 291:00 p.m.at Bethune-CookmanNo. 13W 32–248,468
December 68:05 p.m.at No. 16 Northern ArizonaNo. 13W 48–259,314
December 131:00 p.m.No. 6 ColgateNo. 13
ESPN2L 24–3612,857

Awards and honors

Mid-season awards and honors

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.)
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References

  1. "Sports Network's Final 2003 I-AA College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
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