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2003 NAIA football season

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2003 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipJim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, TN
December 20, 2003
ChampionCarroll (MT)
Player of the YearTyler Emmert (quarterback, Carroll (MT))

The 2003 NAIA football season was the component of the 2003 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 20, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers, 41–28, in the title game to win the program's second consecutive NAIA championship.[1][2]

Conference standings

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2003 Central States Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 NW Oklahoma State $^   5 0     11 2  
Peru State   3 2     7 4  
Bacone   3 2     5 6  
Langston   2 3     2 8  
Haskell   1 4     3 6  
SAGU   1 4     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Dickinson State $^   9 0     11 1  
No. 6 Mary $   8 1     10 2  
No. 18 Minot State   7 2     7 3  
Black Hills State   5 4     5 4  
Valley City State   4 5     5 5  
Jamestown   4 5     4 6  
Huron   3 6     4 6  
South Dakota Mines   3 6     3 7  
Dakota State   2 7     2 8  
Mayville State   0 9     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 24 Montana Western   6 2     7 4  
Montana Tech   3 5     3 8  
Rocky Mountain   2 6     2 8  
Montana State–Northern   1 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Sioux Falls $^   10 0     12 1  
No. 7 Northwestern (IA) ^   9 1     10 2  
Hastings   6 4     6 4  
No. 25 Midland Lutheran   6 4     6 4  
Nebraska Wesleyan   6 4     6 4  
Concordia (NE)   5 5     5 5  
Dakota Wesleyan   4 6     5 6  
Doane   4 6     4 6  
Morningside   3 7     3 7  
Dana   2 8     2 9  
Briar Cliff   0 10     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene $^   10 0     12 1  
No. 12 Benedictine (KS) ^   9 1     9 3  
Evangel   6 4     6 4  
Avila   5 5     5 5  
Graceland   5 5     5 5  
Missouri Valley   5 5     5 5  
Baker   4 6     4 6  
Culver–Stockton   4 6     4 6  
William Jewell   3 7     3 7  
Lindenwood   2 8     3 8  
Central Methodist   2 8     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Ottawa $^   9 0     9 2  
No. 17 Tabor ^   8 1     9 2  
McPherson   5 4     6 4  
Bethany (KS)   5 4     5 4  
Southwestern (KS)   5 4     5 5  
Kansas Wesleyan   4 5     4 6  
Bethel (KS)   4 5     4 5  
Friends   3 6     3 6  
Saint Mary (KS)   2 7     2 8  
Sterling   0 9     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Georgetown (KY) +^   8 1     9 3  
No. 10 Lambuth +^   8 1     9 3  
No. 16 Campbellsville   7 2     9 2  
No. 20 Cumberland (KY)   7 2     8 2  
Pikeville   3 6     4 6  
Union (KY)   3 6     4 7  
Cumberland (TN)   3 6     3 7  
Belhaven   2 7     4 7  
Virginia–Wise   2 7     3 8  
Bethel (TN)   2 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^   6 0     12 1  
No. 22 Walsh   5 1     8 3  
Geneva   4 2     7 4  
Quincy   3 3     5 6  
Urbana   2 4     3 8  
Taylor   1 5     2 8  
Malone   0 6     2 8  
Midwest League
No. 15 McKendree ^   5 2     8 3  
No. 19 Trinity International x   5 2     8 3  
No. 9 St. Ambrose x^   5 2     8 4  
No. 21 Saint Xavier x   5 2     7 4  
Olivet Nazarene x   5 2     6 4  
William Penn   2 5     2 8  
Iowa Wesleyan   1 6     1 9  
St. Francis (IL)   0 7     1 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2003 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North
Martin Luther x   5 2     7 2  
Northwestern (MN) x   5 2     6 4  
Minnesota Morris   4 2     5 6  
Crown   3 4     4 7  
Trinity Bible   0 7     0 9  
South
Westminster (MO) x$   7 0     7 2  
Rockford   5 1     7 3  
Principia   2 5     3 6  
Maranatha Baptist   2 5     2 7  
Blackburn   1 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
2003 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Azusa Pacific ^       8 2  
Edward Waters       7 4  
Texas College       7 3  
Southern Oregon       5 4  
Allen       4 6  
Webber International       3 7  
Paul Quinn       1 6  
Southern Virginia       0 10  
Waldorf       0 11  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA championship up for grabs". The Jackson Sun. December 20, 2003. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Colin Fly (December 21, 2003). "Emmert leads Carroll to another NAIA title". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.