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Southern Miss

USA · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
2nd
8–0 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–6L 2–34
3Week 3 · Sep 9UABH2HUSA5–7W 17–12
4Week 4 · Sep 16Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA9–4W 23–6
6Week 6 · Sep 30Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1210–3L 14–38
7Week 7 · Oct 7Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA5–7W 22–20
8Week 8 · Oct 14Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC4–9L 3–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HUSA7–4W 27–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN4–8W 48–3
12Week 12 · Nov 11Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA7–6W 31–10
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA5–7W 28–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25TCUH2HUSA11–2W 40–28
15Week 15 · Dec 2East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA1–11W 38–21
19Final · Jan 6Utah (UTAH)H2HMWC10–2L 0–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.998
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-20+54
  • TCU +11
  • Memphis +9
  • South Florida +7
  • Houston +7
  • UAB +5
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Tulane +5
  • Louisiana +4
  • East Carolina +1
  • Utah -2
  • Nebraska -3
  • California -6
  • Alabama -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26W15#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-32
+5
+17
-24
+2
-14
+21
+45
+21
+14
+12
+17
-17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#361998#161999#202000#652001#622002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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