2003 NCAA Division II football season

After the University of Southern Colorado changed its name to Colorado State University–Pueblo, the Southern Colorado ThunderWolves became the Colorado State–Pueblo ThunderWolves.^[3]

Conference standings

2003 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Pittsburg State +^		7	–	2		9	–	3
Emporia State +^		7	–	2		9	–	3
Central Missouri State +		7	–	2		9	–	2
Missouri Western State +		7	–	2		9	–	3
NW Missouri State +		7	–	2		8	–	3
Truman State		4	–	5		4	–	7
Washburn		3	–	6		5	–	6
Southwest Baptist		2	–	7		3	–	8
Missouri So. State-Joplin		1	–	8		1	–	10
Missouri-Rolla		0	–	9		0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State 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 – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Catawba, and Tusculum Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan

Postseason

2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Grand Valley State (2nd title)
Runner-Up	North Dakota (2nd championship game)
Semifinalists	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 college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 16th time. This was the final year of the 16-team bracket before the field expanded to 24 teams in 2004.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Quarterfinals Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


North Dakota	24

Pittsburg State	14
		North Dakota	36

		Winona State	29
Winona State	10

Emporia State	3
				North Dakota	29

				North Alabama	22
North Alabama	48

Southern Arkansas	24
		North Alabama	41

		Carson–Newman	9
Carson–Newman	35

Valdosta State	29
						North Dakota	3

						Grand Valley State	10
Saginaw Valley State	33

Edinboro	9
		Saginaw Valley State	3

		Grand Valley State	10
Grand Valley State	65

Bentley	36
				Grand Valley State	31

				Texas A&M–Kingsville	3
Central Oklahoma	20

Colorado Mesa	15
		Central Oklahoma	6

		Texas A&M–Kingsville	49
Texas A&M–Kingsville	34

Tarleton State	10

References

↑ "2000-2004 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
↑ "2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
↑ "History". Colorado State-Pueblo. colostate-pueblo.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)

Playoff era	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Records & statistics

Appearances
Individual records
Team records

NCAA football seasons

Pre-regulation	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

IAAUS/NCAA	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NCAA University Division/ Division I	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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