2003 SMU Mustangs football team

2003 SMU Mustangs football
2003 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)

The 2003 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the WAC.[1]

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Boise State $	8	–	0	13	–	1
Fresno State	6	–	2	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	8	–	5
Hawaii	5	–	3	9	–	5
Rice	5	–	3	5	–	7
Nevada	4	–	4	6	–	6
Louisiana Tech	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Jose State	2	–	6	3	–	8
UTEP	1	–	6	2	–	10
SMU	0	–	8	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 10–58	44,364
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 7–10	30,256
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	FSN	L 6–52	27,106
September 27	9:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 9–12	21,128
October 4	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNGP	L 19–21	21,412
October 11	9:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose	SPW	L 14–31	12,403
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Boise State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 3–45	10,109
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 16–35	16,733
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 11–20	14,014
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 6–41	14,872
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	SPW	L 20–41	11,856
November 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		L 13–20	20,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2003 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Richard Bartel	So
RB	`32`	Keylon Kincade	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`14`	Allan Adami	Sr
SS	`27`	Alvin Nnabuife	So
DE	`40`	Justin Rogers	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`41`	Ryan Mentzel	So

Roster
Last update: 2003-08-31

No SMU players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Keylon Kincade	Running back	New York Giants

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SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice TCU
Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land 1935 "Game of the Century" Death penalty 2022 Houston game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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