2003 Big South Conference football season
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| 2003 Big South Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FCS |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 30–November 22, 2003 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Total attendance | 140,593 |
| Conference champions | Gardner–Webb |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb $ | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Big South Conference football season was the second football season for the Big South Conference. The season began on Saturday, August 30, 2003 and concluded on November 22. The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs won the conference's regular season championship, their second consecutive title.
Conference honors
- Offensive Player of the Year: Dre Barnes, Jr., RB, Liberty
- Defensive Player of the Year: Mario Williams, Jr., FS, Gardner–Webb
- Freshman of the Year: Jonna Lee, LB, Charleston Southern
- Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jim Maxwell, Sr., LB, Gardner–Webb & Matt Sharpe, Sr., K, VMI
- Coach of the Year: Steve Patton, Gardner–Webb
All-Conference Teams
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| QB | Nick Roberts | So. | Gardner–Webb |
| RB | Dre Barnes | Jr. | Liberty |
| RB | Sean Mizzer | So. | VMI |
| WR | William Andrews | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| WR | Aaron Dunklin | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| WR | Lauren Williams | R–So. | Liberty |
| TE | Danny McCoy | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| OL | Jamie Pridgen | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| OL | Ryan Smith | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| OL | Sam Brown | Sr. | VMI |
| OL | Tom Smith | Jr. | Liberty |
| OL | Clarence Wright | Sr. | Charleston Southern |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DL | Aaron DeBerry | Sr. | Liberty |
| DL | Vichael Foxx | Jr. | VMI |
| DL | Jason Threat | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DL | Harold Wells | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Jim Maxwell | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LB | Derik Screen | Sr. | VMI |
| LB | Maurice Simpkins | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| LB | Jonna Lee | Fr. | Charleston Southern |
| DB | Mario Williams | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DB | Musa Sarki | Sr. | VMI |
| DB | Aaron Sykes | Sr. | Gardner–Webb |
| DB | C.J. Moore | R–So. | Liberty |
| First Team Special Teams | |||
| PK | Matt Sharpe | Sr. | VMI |
| P | Graham Whitlock | Jr. | Gardner–Webb |
| LS | Marlon Roman | Jr. | Liberty |
| RS | Greg Williamson | Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| Reference:[1] | |||
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
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| Charleston Southern | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Coastal Carolina | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Gardner–Webb | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberty | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| VMI | TSN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |