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2003 Alabama State Hornets football team - Wikipedia

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2003 Alabama State Hornets football
SWAC East Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 9–20 vs. Southern
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Coe (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Kapilovic (1st season)
Home stadium	Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	vs. Florida A&M*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Detroit Classic)	W 38–22	54,500	^[1]
September 6	vs. Bethune–Cookman	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	L 26–31		^[2]
September 13	Alcorn State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 49–28		^[3]
September 20	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 24–22	2,700	^[4]
September 27	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 10–35	26,400	^[5]
October 11	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 27–20	7,528	^[6]
October 18	Prairie View A&M	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 59–7	7,488	^[7]
October 25	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	L 17–20		^[8]
November 8	No. 13 Grambling State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 34–37	8,124	^[9]
November 15	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 55–31		^[10]
November 22	at Texas Southern	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	W 38–26		^[11]
November 27	Tuskegee*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	W 48–28		^[12]
December 13	vs. No. 13 Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	L 9–20	31,617	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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

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Bowls & rivalries	Alabama A&M: Magic City Classic Tuskegee: Turkey Day Classic
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