2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Southern Conference
2003 record	7–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Sewak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)

2003 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Wofford $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
Appalachian State		6	–	2		7	–	4
#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

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Mike Sewak, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 PM	Savannah State*		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 35–0	19,470
September 13	8:00 PM	at McNeese State*		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	L 15–34	17,189
September 20	7:00 PM	at Wofford (SC)		Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	L 14–20	9,648
September 27	6:00 PM	Chattanooga		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 34–3	18,623
October 4	1:00 PM	FIU*	No. 13	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 37–35	10,409
October 11	1:00 PM	Western Carolina		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 31–25	15,708
October 18	4:00 PM	at Appalachian State		Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Rivalry)	L 21–28	13,879
October 25	1:00 PM	The Citadel	No. 10	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 24–28	15,988
November 1	1:00 PM	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN	W 34–22	4,235
November 8	1:00 PM	Furman (SC)		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 39–24	14,562
November 15	3:30 PM	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	W 37–13	2,834
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Georgia Southern Eagles football
Venues	Paulson Stadium (1984–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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