The 2003 Big South Conference football season was the second football season for the Big South Conference. The season began on Saturday, August 30, 2003 and concluded on November 22. The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs won the conference's regular season championship, their second consecutive title.

Awards and honors Conference honors Offensive Player of the Year: Dre Barnes, Jr., RB, Liberty Defensive Player of the Year: Mario Williams, Jr., FS, Gardner–Webb Freshman of the Year: Jonna Lee, LB, Charleston Southern Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jim Maxwell, Sr., LB, Gardner–Webb & Matt Sharpe, Sr., K, VMI Coach of the Year: Steve Patton, Gardner–Webb

All-Conference Teams Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Nick Roberts So. Gardner–Webb RB Dre Barnes Jr. Liberty RB Sean Mizzer So. VMI WR William Andrews Jr. Gardner–Webb WR Aaron Dunklin Sr. Charleston Southern WR Lauren Williams R–So. Liberty TE Danny McCoy Sr. Charleston Southern OL Jamie Pridgen Sr. Gardner–Webb OL Ryan Smith Jr. Gardner–Webb OL Sam Brown Sr. VMI OL Tom Smith Jr. Liberty OL Clarence Wright Sr. Charleston Southern First Team Defense DL Aaron DeBerry Sr. Liberty DL Vichael Foxx Jr. VMI DL Jason Threat Sr. Gardner–Webb DL Harold Wells Jr. Gardner–Webb LB Jim Maxwell Sr. Gardner–Webb LB Derik Screen Sr. VMI LB Maurice Simpkins Jr. Coastal Carolina LB Jonna Lee Fr. Charleston Southern DB Mario Williams Jr. Gardner–Webb DB Musa Sarki Sr. VMI DB Aaron Sykes Sr. Gardner–Webb DB C.J. Moore R–So. Liberty First Team Special Teams PK Matt Sharpe Sr. VMI P Graham Whitlock Jr. Gardner–Webb LS Marlon Roman Jr. Liberty RS Greg Williamson Jr. Coastal CarolinaReference:August 13, 2014. "2014 Big South Football Media Guide." BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

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Regular season Index to colors and formattingBig South member wonBig South member lostBig South teams in bold All times Eastern time.

Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference August 30 1:30 PM VMI Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 10–37 August 30 3:30 PM Charleston Southern The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC L 10–64 August 30 6:00 PM Liberty James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA L 6–48 August 30 6:00 PM Clark Atlanta Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 45–0

Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference September 6 1:00 PM VMI Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC W 31–9 September 6 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Wingate Irwin Belk Stadium • Wingate, NC L 6–22 September 6 3:00 PM Gardner–Webb Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT L 3–28 September 6 7:00 PM Newberry Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 21–14 September 6 7:00 PM Liberty Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 3–49

Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference September 13 1:00 PM William & Mary VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA L 24–34 September 13 1:30 PM Presbyterian Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 14–17 September 13 6:00 PM Webber International Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 52–10 September 13 6:00 PM Liberty Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 3–62 September 13 7:00 PM Morehead State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–31

Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference September 20 12:30 PM Coastal Carolina Jacksonville D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL L 9–14 September 20 1:00 PM Norfolk State VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 34–9 September 20 1:30 PM West Virginia State Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 49–42 September 20 1:30 PM Kentucky Wesleyan Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 47–7 September 20 6:00 PM Chattanooga Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 23–13

Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference September 25 6:00 PM Coastal Carolina North Greenville Younts Stadium • Tigerville, SC W 39–19 September 27 1:00 PM Georgetown VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 42–14 September 27 1:30 PM Tusculum Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 7–58 September 27 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC L 0–45 September 27 7:00 PM Youngstown State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 3–34

Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference October 4 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC GW 38–17 October 4 7:00 PM VMI Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Lib 31–28

Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference October 11 1:00 PM Charleston Southern VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA VMI 50–7 October 11 3:30 PM Liberty Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC GW 27–17 October 11 7:00 PM Charleston (WV) Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 47–7

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference October 18 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA GW 37–25 October 18 2:00 PM Liberty East Tennessee State Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN L 23–33 October 18 7:00 PM Charleston Southern South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 7–55

Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference October 25 1:30 PM North Greenville Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC L 21–49 October 25 3:00 PM VMI Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 25–35 October 25 4:00 PM Coastal Carolina Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA W 29–19

Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference November 1 12:00 PM Liberty Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC Lib 17–6 November 1 12:30 PM VMI Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC VMI 19–10 November 1 4:00 PM Gardner–Webb Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL L 26–31

Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference November 8 1:00 PM Coastal Carolina Davidson Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC W 52–27 November 8 1:00 PM Austin Peay VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA W 48–7 November 8 1:30 PM Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC GW 46–0 November 8 1:30 PM Norfolk State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 69–21

Week Twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference November 15 1:30 PM VMI The Citadel American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 23–27 November 15 1:30 PM Charleston Southern James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA L 7–45 November 15 1:30 PM Florida Atlantic Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 22–19 November 15 1:30 PM Coastal Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Lib 38–21

Week Thirteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Reference November 22 1:30 PM Hofstra Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 49–42 (OT) November 22 1:30 PM Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC CCU 48–14 November 22 2:00 PM Gardner–Webb Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC L 16–39

Head coaches Jay Mills, Charleston Southern David Bennett, Coastal Carolina Steve Patton, Gardner–Webb Ken Karcher, Liberty Cal McCombs, VMI

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