2003 NCAA Division II football season

2003 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 6 – November 15, 2003
Postseason	November 22 – December 13, 2003
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Grand Valley State (2)
Harlon Hill Trophy	Will Hall, North Alabama
Division II football season «2002 2004»

The 2003 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 6, 2003, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 13, 2003 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, 10–3, to win their second Division II national title.

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Will Hall, quarterback from North Alabama.

Conference changes and new programs

Conference changes

School	2002 Conference	2003 Conference
Morningside	North Central (D-II)	GPAC (NAIA)
Shaw	Program Revived	CIAA (D-II)

Program changes

• After the University of Southern Colorado changed its name to Colorado State University–Pueblo, the Southern Colorado ThunderWolves became the Colorado State–Pueblo ThunderWolves.

Conference standings

2003 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Pittsburg State +^   7 – 2         9 – 3   Emporia State +^   7 – 2         9 – 3   Central Missouri State +   7 – 2         9 – 2   Missouri Western State +   7 – 2         9 – 3   NW Missouri State +   7 – 2         8 – 3   Truman State   4 – 5         4 – 7   Washburn   3 – 6         5 – 6   Southwest Baptist   2 – 7         3 – 8   Missouri So. State-Joplin   1 – 8         1 – 10   Missouri-Rolla   0 – 9         0 – 11   + – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State Columbia Football Association – Western Washington Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Central Missouri State, Emporia State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, and Pittsburg State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia–Saint Paul and Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman, Catawba, and Tusculum Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Virginia Wesleyan

Postseason

2003 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	Grand Valley State (2nd title)
Runner-Up	North Dakota (2nd championship game)
Semifinalists	North Alabama Texas A&M–Kingsville

The 2003 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 30th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 16th time. This was the final year of the 16-team bracket before the field expanded to 24 teams in 2004.

Playoff bracket

	First round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	North Dakota	24
	Pittsburg State	14
					North Dakota	36
					Winona State	29
	Winona State	10
	Emporia State	3
									North Dakota	29
									North Alabama	22
	North Alabama	48
	Southern Arkansas	24
					North Alabama	41
					Carson–Newman	9
	Carson–Newman	35
	Valdosta State	29
													North Dakota	3
													Grand Valley State	10
	Saginaw Valley State	33
	Edinboro	9
					Saginaw Valley State	3
					Grand Valley State	10
	Grand Valley State	65
	Bentley	36
									Grand Valley State	31
									Texas A&M–Kingsville	3
	Central Oklahoma	20
	Colorado Mesa	15
					Central Oklahoma	6
					Texas A&M–Kingsville	49
	Texas A&M–Kingsville	34
	Tarleton State	10