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
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.