2003 Alabama State Hornets football
SWAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Coe, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, finished as SWAC East Division co-champion, and lost to Southern in the SWAC Championship Game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. Florida A&M*
W 38–2254,500[1]
September 6vs. Bethune–Cookman
L 26–31[2]
September 13Alcorn State
W 49–28[3]
September 20at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 24–222,700[4]
September 27at Southern
L 10–3526,400[5]
October 11at Jackson State
W 27–207,528[6]
October 18Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 59–77,488[7]
October 25vs. Alabama A&M
L 17–20[8]
November 8No. 13 Grambling State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 34–378,124[9]
November 15at Mississippi Valley State
W 55–31[10]
November 22at Texas Southern
W 38–26[11]
November 27Tuskegee*
W 48–28[12]
December 13vs. No. 13 Southern
L 9–2031,617[13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alabama State wins Detroit Classic". Detroit Free Press. August 31, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "B–CC rallies". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Williams, Hornets run over Braves". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Winn preserves win for visiting Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hornets fall quickly to Jaguars' fast start". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Second-half wake-up call too late for Jackson State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alabama State wins without Coe". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cylar's four FGs lead A&M past Alabama State". The Anniston Star. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grambling holds off Ala. State". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "What a rush! Williams leads ASU stampede". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hornets clinch Eastern title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Jackson has big game on Turkey Day". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 28, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Turnovers lead to SWAC title for Jags". Sun Herald. December 14, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2023.


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