2003 Carroll Fighting Saints football team

2003 Carroll Fighting Saints football
NAIA national champion
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record15–0 (8–0 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumNelson Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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

The 2003 Carroll Fighting Saints football team was an American football team that represented Carroll College as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2003 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Van Diest, the Saints compiled a perfect 15–0 record (8–0 against conference opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Northwestern Oklahoma State, 41–28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]

Carroll's sophomore quarterback Tyler Emmert received the 2003 NAIA Football Player of the Year Award. In 2003, Carroll's offense under Emmert averaged more than 40 points and approximately 500 yards per game.[2]

The team played its home games at Nelson Stadium in Helena, Montana.

  1. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Carroll College. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Scott Mansch (December 20, 2003). "Carroll QB Emmert named NAIA's top player". Great Falls Tribune. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.