2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Salem (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (1st season)
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2003 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Woodruff in his final season at EMU. Following the 38–10 loss to Central Michigan, Woodruff, who had compiled a 9–34 record in 3 34 seasons, was fired on November 3.[1] Running backs coach Al Lavan was named the interim coach while the school conducted a national search for the new permanent coach,[2] and under his leadership the team won two of their final three games. After the end of the season, Northwestern running backs coach Jeff Genyk was hired as the new EMU head coach.[3]

  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan football coach fired in 4th year". The Beacon News. November 4, 2003. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "Eastern Michigan fires football coach Jeff Woodruff". The Daily Sentinel. November 4, 2003. p. B6. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Genyk takes over floundering program". ESPN. December 1, 2003. Retrieved November 1, 2010.