2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season

2003 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams121
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardJamaal Branch (RB, Colgate)
Buchanan AwardJared Allen (DE, Idaho State)
Playoff
DurationNovember 29–December 19
Championship dateDecember 19, 2003
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionDelaware
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

The 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 2003, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 2003, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Colgate Raiders by a final score of 40−0.[1]

  1. ^ "2003 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.