2003 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2003 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
2003 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Santiago (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	Kim Dameron (3rd season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Santiago, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing in second place in the Southland. Stephen F. Austin played home games at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.

2003 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 McNeese State $^	5	–	0	10	–	2
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	1	7	–	4
Northwestern State	2	–	3	7	–	5
Texas State	2	–	3	5	–	7
Sam Houston State	2	–	3	3	–	8
Nicholls State†	0	–	5	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant † – Nicholls State forfeited 5 wins, including 3 conference victories. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 23–21	15,056
September 13	8:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 21–22	6,921
September 18	6:30 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 24–38	7,841
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Alcorn State*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 60–7	10,160	^[1]
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Portland State*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 13–21	5,147
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	W 35–13	5,299
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	W 34–31	10,131	^[2]
October 25	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 44–27	10,183	^[3]
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 17–20	15,417	^[4]
November 15	4:00 p.m.	Nicholls State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 28–16	4,828
November 22	3:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)	W 44–14	7,701
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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^ "SFA kicks up win". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 17, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SFA rolls past Texas St., 44–27". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese rallies to defeat SFA". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ "2003 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". Stephen F. Austin Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.