2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 1     10 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 1     10 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 2     9 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 2     9 4  
Illinois State   3 4     6 6  
Youngstown State   2 5     5 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 6     4 7  
Indiana State   0 7     3 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Randy Ball, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC.