2003 Sun Belt Conference football season

Sports season

2003 Sun Belt Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport| football
Duration| August 28, 2003
through January 6, 2004
Number of teams| 8
TV partner(s)| ESPN
2004 NFL Draft
Top draft pick| Chris Cooley
Picked by| Washington Redskins, 81st overall
Regular season
Champion| North Texas
Season MVP| Brandon Kennedy
Football seasons

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2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
North Texas $  |   | 7  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |   | 3  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Arkansas State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Utah State |   | 3  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Idaho |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
New Mexico State |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Louisiana–Monroe |   | 1  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 11  |

* $ – Conference champion

The 2003 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2003, to January 6, 2004.[1]

## Awards and honors

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### Individual award winners

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Main article: Sun Belt Conference football individual awards

Award  | Player  | Team

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Player of the Year  | Brandon Kennedy  | North Texas
Offensive Player of the Year  | Patrick Cobbs
Defensive Player of the Year  | Chris Hurd
Coach of the Year  | Darrell Dickey
Freshman of the Year  | Kevin Payne | UL Monroe
Newcomer of the Year  | Aubrey Dorisme  | New Mexico State

Source:[2][1]

### All-Conference teams

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| Position  | Player  | Team

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First-team Offense
QB  | Scott Hall  | North Texas
RB  | Patrick Cobbs*  | North Texas
Zach Gerstner  | Idaho
WR  | Fred Stamps*  | UL Lafayette
Kerry Wright  | Middle Tennessee
TE  | Chris Cooley | Utah State
OL  | Andy Brewster  | North Texas
Kimani Jones | Arkansas State
Steve Subia*  | New Mexico State
Brandon Westbrook  | Middle Tennessee
Nick Zuñiga  | North Texas
First-team Defense
DL  | Adrian Awasom | North Texas
Jon Bradley | Arkansas State
Antonio Floyd  | UL Lafayette
Brandon Kennedy*  | North Texas
LB  | Les Echols  | Arkansas State
Chris Hurd | North Texas
Cody Spencer | North Texas
DB  | Jonas Buckles  | North Texas
Jonathan Burke*  | Arkansas State
Chris Harris | UL Monroe
Craig Jones*  | North Texas
First-team Special Teams
K  | Sean Comiskey  | UL Lafayette
P  | Joel Stelly | UL Monroe
RS  | Charles Estes  | UL Monroe
All-purpose  | David Fiefia  | Utah State

* = Denotes unanimous selection

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Second-team Offense
QB  | Travis Cox  | Utah State
RB  | David Fiefia  | Utah State
Kevin Payne | UL Monroe
WR  | Ronshay Jenkins  | New Mexico State
Mack Vincent  | UL Monroe
TE  | Mike McCoy  | Idaho
OL  | D'Anthony Batiste | UL Lafayette
Bruce Hampton  | UL Monroe
Trevor Hutton | Utah State
Matt Martinez  | Idaho
Jake Scott | Idaho
Second-team Defense
DL  | Brian Howard  | Idaho
Ronald Tupea  | Utah State
Demetrios Walker  | Middle Tennessee
Corey Williams | Arkansas State
LB  | Taylor Casey  | North Texas
Maurice Sonnier  | UL Monroe
Robert Watts  | Utah State
DB  | C. C. Brown | UL Lafayette
Roderick Bryant | Idaho
Terrance Washington  | Utah State
Michael Woods  | Middle Tennessee
Second-team Special Teams
K  | Brian Kelly  | Middle Tennessee
P  | Brad Kadlubar  | North Texas
RS  | David Fiefia  | Utah State
All-purpose  | Ronshay Jenkins  | New Mexico State

Source:[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2003 Sun Belt Conference Year Summary".
2. ^ a b "Brandon Kennedy Named Sun Belt Player of the Year, Again: NT's Cobbs and Hurd named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. December 2, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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Sun Belt Conference football

East Division|

* Appalachian State Mountaineers
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* Georgia Southern Eagles
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2003 NCAA Division I-A football season

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