2003 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2003 Central Michigan Chippewas football
2003 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Mike DeBord (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Bartolomeo (1st season)
MVP	James King
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Mike DeBord, the Chippewas compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 428 to 277.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan,^[3] with attendance of 83,512 in six home games.^[4]

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The team's statistical leaders included Derrick Vickers with 1,345 passing yards, Jerry Seymour with 1,117 rushing yards, and Justin Harper with 441 receiving yards.^[5] Defensive back James King was selected at the end of the 2003 season as the team's most valuable player.^[6]

On December 17, 2003, Mike DeBord resigned as the Chippewas' head football coach. He compiled a 12-34 record in four years in the position.^[7]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	at No. 4 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–45
September 6	New Hampshire*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 40–33
September 13	Eastern Kentucky*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 42–41
September 20	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	L 14–27
October 4	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 3–23
October 11	No. 16 Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 24–40
October 18	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 13–31
October 25	at UCF	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 13–31
November 1	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 38–10
November 8	Akron	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 28–40
November 15	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 21–44
November 22	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 34–63
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Marshall	6	–	2	8	–	4
Akron	5	–	3	7	–	5
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
UCF	2	–	6	3	–	9
Ohio	1	–	7	2	–	10
Buffalo	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Illinois	6	–	2	10	–	2
Toledo	6	–	2	8	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	2	–	6	3	–	9
Central Michigan	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll