2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by second-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Western Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.

2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Kent Briggs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Geoff Collins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

2003 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Wofford $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
Appalachian State		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 24 Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	4
Furman		4	–	4					6	–	5
The Citadel		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Carolina		3	–	5					4	–	7
Chattanooga		3	–	5					3	–	9
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 (I-A) NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 20–59	53,800
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 3–29	18,022
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Johnson C. Smith*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 45–0	10,083
September 20	3:30 p.m.	The Citadel	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	TFN	W 28–21	8,549
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center Johnson City, TN		W 28–21	4,868
October 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 Furman	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 13–19	10,557
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 25–31	15,708
October 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 6–38	11,021
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 0–38	6,693
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Elon	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 26–3	7,994
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		L 18–26	14,443
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 39–16	8,028
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time