2003 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 2003 NCAA logo.svg September 6 – November 15, 2003 November 22 – December 13, 20032000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php College Football Warehouse cfbdatawarehouse.com January 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111174348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2000-2004_yearly_results.php January 11, 2014 dead mdy-all December 13, 2003 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Grand Valley State (2) Will Hall, North Alabama The 2003 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 6, 2003, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 2003 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, 10–3, to win their second Division II national title.2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 19, 2014 14 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Will Hall, quarterback from North Alabama. Conference changes and new programs Conference changes School 2002 Conference 2003 Conference Minnesota Morris Northern Sun UMAC (D-III) Morningside North Central GPAC (NAIA) North Greenville NAIA Independent Independent Northern Colorado North Central Independent Quincy Independent Mid-States (NAIA) Shaw Program Revived CIAA Tiffin Mid-States (NAIA) Independent Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Western Washington Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Central Missouri State, Emporia State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, and Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul and Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Mesa State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Catawba, and Tusculum Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan Postseason II 2003 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Grand Valley State 2nd North Dakota 2nd North Alabama Texas A&M–Kingsville The 2003 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 30th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II. This was the final year of the 16-team bracket before the field expanded to 24 teams in 2004. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipBraly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL North Dakota 24 2003 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 14 2003 Winona State Warriors Winona State 10 2003 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State 3 2003 North Alabama Lions North Alabama 48 2003 Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas 24 2003 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 35 2003 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 29 Saginaw Valley State 33 2003 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 9 Grand Valley State 65 2003 Bentley Falcons Bentley 36 2003 Central Oklahoma Bronchos Central Oklahoma 20 2003 Mesa State Mavericks Mesa State 15 2003 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville 34 2003 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State 10 North Dakota 36 Winona State 29 North Alabama 41 Carson–Newman 9 Saginaw Valley State 3 Grand Valley State 10 Central Oklahoma 6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 49 North Dakota 29 North Alabama 22 Grand Valley State 31 Texas A&M–Kingsville 3 North Dakota 3 Grand Valley State 10 See also 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season 2003 NCAA Division III football season 2003 NAIA football season References