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2003 Sun Belt Conference Year Summary

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Record: 32-65, .330 W-L% (12th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -11.51 (12th of 12) ▪ SOS: -5.83 (12th of 12)

Conference Champion: North Texas

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

	Overall			Conference			Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
North Texas	9	4	.692	7	0	1.000	27.5	21.9	-0.81	-5.43
Louisiana-Lafayette	4	8	.333	3	2	.600	22.2	34.6	-12.05	-4.63
Arkansas State	5	7	.417	3	3	.500	20.2	33.4	-14.49	-7.83
Middle Tennessee State	4	8	.333	3	3	.500	27.7	31.3	-10.45	-5.62
Utah State	3	9	.250	3	3	.500	22.0	26.3	-10.75	-4.75
Idaho	3	9	.250	3	4	.429	20.7	26.2	-14.24	-7.66
New Mexico State	3	9	.250	2	5	.286	21.8	28.4	-11.13	-4.96
Louisiana-Monroe	1	11	.083	1	5	.167	19.9	38.9	-18.19	-5.77

1 Bowl Game

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
2003-12-16	New Orleans Bowl	Memphis	27	North Texas	17	New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

Award Winners

Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year:	Chris Hurd (North Texas)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year:	Patrick Cobbs (North Texas)
Sun Belt Player of the Year:	Brandon Kennedy (North Texas)

Sun Belt Coach of the Year:	Darrell Dickey (North Texas)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	235
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	201
3.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	153
4.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	147
5.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	146
6.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	145
7.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	118
8.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	107
9.	Eric Rekieta (LALAF)	99
10.	Michael Harrington (ID)	90

Pass Attempts

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	415
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	360
3.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	273
4.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	259
5.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	253
6.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	244
7.	Michael Harrington (ID)	196
8.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	186
9.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	170
10.	Eric Rekieta (LALAF)	165

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	69.4
2.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	60.5
3.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	60.2
4.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	57.5
5.	Travis Cox (UTST)	56.6
6.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	56.4
7.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	55.8
8.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	53.1
9.	Michael Harrington (ID)	45.9

Passing Yards

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	2791
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	2112
3.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	2066
4.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	1742
5.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	1732
6.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	1537
7.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	1510
8.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	1502
9.	Eric Rekieta (LALAF)	1091
10.	Michael Harrington (ID)	996

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	9.3
2.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	8.9
3.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	8.5
4.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	6.9
5.	Travis Cox (UTST)	6.7
6.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	5.9
7.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	5.8
8.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	5.6
9.	Michael Harrington (ID)	5.1

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	9.5
2.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	8.2
3.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	8.1
4.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	6.9
5.	Travis Cox (UTST)	6.8
6.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	5.1
7.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	4.9
8.	Michael Harrington (ID)	4.7
9.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	4.2

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	18
2.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	15
3.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	14
4.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	13
5.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	10
6.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	7
	Eric Rekieta (LALAF)	7
	Buck Pierce (NMST)	7
	Clint Marks (MIDTN)	7
10.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	6

Passing Interceptions

1.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	13
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	12
3.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	8
	Brian Lindgren (ID)	8
5.	Travis Cox (UTST)	7
	Paul Dombrowski (NMST)	7
	Nick Noce (ARST)	7
8.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	6
	Eric Rekieta (LALAF)	6
10.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	5

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	153.4
2.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	150.6
3.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	145.1
4.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	125.1
5.	Travis Cox (UTST)	124.1
6.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	111.3
7.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	106.6
8.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	103.0
9.	Michael Harrington (ID)	92.9

Rush Attempts

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	307
2.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	255
3.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	248
4.	David Fiefia (UTST)	205
5.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	189
6.	Eric Higgins (NMST)	146
7.	Tony Joseph (NMST)	129
8.	Chris Easley (ARST)	118
9.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	112
10.	Chester Johnson (LALAF)	107
	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	107

Rushing Yards

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	1680
2.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	1153
3.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	976
4.	David Fiefia (UTST)	967
5.	Eric Higgins (NMST)	753
6.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	735
7.	Tony Joseph (NMST)	712
8.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	530
9.	Chris Easley (ARST)	475
10.	Don Calloway (MIDTN)	424

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Tony Joseph (NMST)	5.5
2.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	5.5
3.	Eric Higgins (NMST)	5.2
4.	Don Calloway (MIDTN)	4.8
5.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	4.7
6.	David Fiefia (UTST)	4.7
7.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	4.5
8.	Chris Easley (ARST)	4.0
9.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	3.9
10.	Chester Johnson (LALAF)	3.9

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	19
2.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	10
3.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	8
	Buck Pierce (NMST)	8
5.	David Fiefia (UTST)	7
6.	Paul Dombrowski (NMST)	6
	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	6
	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	6
9.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	5
	Chester Johnson (LALAF)	5
	Zach Gerstner (ID)	5

Receptions

1.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	73
2.	Chris Cooley (UTST)	62
	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	62
	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	62
5.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	57
6.	Orlando Winston (ID)	56
7.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	41
8.	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	39
9.	David Fiefia (UTST)	38
10.	Kenny Coleman (UTST)	37
	Chris Stallworth (UTST)	37
	Floyd Smith (LAMON)	37

Receiving Yards

1.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	1280
2.	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	973
3.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	928
4.	Orlando Winston (ID)	800
5.	Chris Cooley (UTST)	732
6.	Johnny Quinn* (NTX)	709
7.	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	700
8.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	488
9.	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	486
10.	Chris Stallworth (UTST)	483

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Johnny Quinn* (NTX)	20.9
2.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	17.5
3.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	16.3
4.	Jimmy Labita (ID)	16.2
5.	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	15.7
6.	Michael McCoy (ID)	14.9
7.	Orlando Winston (ID)	14.3
8.	Mike Cox (ARST)	13.6
9.	Jerome Stegall (ARST)	13.5
10.	Chris Stallworth (UTST)	13.1

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	9
	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	9
3.	Orlando Winston (ID)	7
	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	7
5.	Chris Cooley (UTST)	6
6.	Andy Blount* (NTX)	5
7.	Jeff Stowe (ID)	4
	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	4
	Chris Stallworth (UTST)	4
10.	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	3
	Joel Nwigwe* (NTX)	3
	Jerome Stegall (ARST)	3
	Wardell Alsup (MIDTN)	3
	Chris Duncan (NMST)	3
	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	3
	Johnny Quinn* (NTX)	3

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	311
2.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	289
3.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	287
4.	David Fiefia (UTST)	243
5.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	214
6.	Eric Higgins (NMST)	152
7.	Tony Joseph (NMST)	134
8.	Chester Johnson (LALAF)	127
9.	Chris Easley (ARST)	125
10.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	116

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	1723
2.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	1464
3.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	1462
4.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	1280
5.	David Fiefia (UTST)	1277
6.	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	984
7.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	933
8.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	907
9.	Orlando Winston (ID)	800
10.	Eric Higgins (NMST)	786

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	20
2.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	10
3.	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	9
	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	9
	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	9
6.	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	8
	David Fiefia (UTST)	8
	Buck Pierce (NMST)	8
9.	Chris Cooley (UTST)	7
	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	7
	Orlando Winston (ID)	7
	Zach Gerstner (ID)	7

Total Plays

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	517
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	422
3.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	360
4.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	327
5.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	325
6.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	308
7.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	258
8.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	257
9.	Zach Gerstner (ID)	256
10.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	254

Total Yards

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	2844
2.	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	2171
3.	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	2057
4.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	2022
5.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	1806
6.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	1787
7.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	1754
8.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	1734
9.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	1690
10.	Paul Dombrowski (NMST)	1216

Total Touchdowns

1.	Travis Cox (UTST)	22
2.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	20
3.	Brian Lindgren (ID)	15
	Buck Pierce (NMST)	15
	Steven Jyles (LAMON)	15
6.	Scott Hall* (NTX)	14
7.	Elliot Jacobs (ARST)	13
	Andrico Hines (MIDTN)	13
9.	Jerry Babb (LALAF)	11
10.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	10

Touchdowns

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	21
2.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	10
3.	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	9
	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	9
	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	9
6.	Buck Pierce (NMST)	8
	Shermar Bracey (ARST)	8
	David Fiefia (UTST)	8
9.	Chris Cooley (UTST)	7
	Frederick Stamps (LALAF)	7
	Zach Gerstner (ID)	7
	Orlando Winston (ID)	7

Points

1.	Patrick Cobbs* (NTX)	126
2.	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	76
3.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	74
4.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	66
5.	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	64
6.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	60
7.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	54
	Mack Vincent (LAMON)	54
	Kevin Payne (LAMON)	54
10.	Tyler Kuecker (LAMON)	51

Extra Point Attempts

1.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	45
2.	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	40
3.	Eric Neihouse (ARST)	32
4.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	30
5.	Tyler Kuecker (LAMON)	29
	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	29
7.	Justin Hamblin (UTST)	21
8.	Mike Barrow (ID)	20
9.	Ben Chaet (UTST)	9
10.	Brian Pope (ID)	4

Extra Points Made

1.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	44
2.	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	37
3.	Eric Neihouse (ARST)	31
4.	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	28
5.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	27
	Tyler Kuecker (LAMON)	27
7.	Justin Hamblin (UTST)	20
8.	Mike Barrow (ID)	19
9.	Ben Chaet (UTST)	8
10.	Brian Pope (ID)	4

Field Goal Attempts

1.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	22
2.	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	16
3.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	15
	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	15
5.	Tyler Kuecker (LAMON)	10
6.	Mike Barrow (ID)	8
7.	Eric Neihouse (ARST)	7
8.	Brian Pope (ID)	6
9.	Justin Hamblin (UTST)	4
	Ben Chaet (UTST)	4

Field Goals Made

1.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	13
	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	13
3.	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	12
4.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	10
5.	Tyler Kuecker (LAMON)	8
6.	Mike Barrow (ID)	5
7.	Eric Neihouse (ARST)	3
	Ben Chaet (UTST)	3

Field Goal Percentage

1.	Brian Kelly (MIDTN)	81.2
2.	Sean Comiskey (LALAF)	80.0
3.	Nick Bazaldua* (NTX)	66.7
4.	Dario Aguiniga (NMST)	59.1

Punts

1.	Jarod Little (ARST)	78
2.	Grant Autrey (LALAF)	77
3.	Brad Kadlubar* (NTX)	73
4.	Ben Chaet (UTST)	71
5.	Joel Stelly (LAMON)	67
6.	Ryan Downes (ID)	64
7.	Robert Billings (MIDTN)	61
8.	Steven Smith (NMST)	38
9.	Brad Evans (NMST)	13
10.	Colby Smith (MIDTN)	9

Punting Yards

1.	Joel Stelly (LAMON)	3099
2.	Jarod Little (ARST)	3085
3.	Grant Autrey (LALAF)	3014
4.	Brad Kadlubar* (NTX)	2951
5.	Ben Chaet (UTST)	2860
6.	Ryan Downes (ID)	2702
7.	Robert Billings (MIDTN)	2568
8.	Steven Smith (NMST)	1490
9.	Brad Evans (NMST)	437
10.	Colby Smith (MIDTN)	348

Punting Yards Per Punt

1.	Joel Stelly (LAMON)	46.3
2.	Ryan Downes (ID)	42.2
3.	Robert Billings (MIDTN)	42.1
4.	Brad Kadlubar* (NTX)	40.4
5.	Ben Chaet (UTST)	40.3
6.	Jarod Little (ARST)	39.6
7.	Steven Smith (NMST)	39.2
8.	Grant Autrey (LALAF)	39.1

Punt Returns

1.	Rod Bryant (ID)	26
2.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	24
3.	David Fiefia (UTST)	22
4.	Jerrell Carter (LALAF)	20
	Mike Cox (ARST)	20
6.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	19
7.	Chris Henry (MIDTN)	14
8.	Ja'Mel Branch* (NTX)	12
	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	12
10.	Johnny Quinn* (NTX)	11

Punt Return Yards

1.	David Fiefia (UTST)	240
2.	Mike Cox (ARST)	223
3.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	177
4.	Jerrell Carter (LALAF)	145
5.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	133
6.	Rod Bryant (ID)	130
7.	Johnny Quinn* (NTX)	110
8.	Ja'Mel Branch* (NTX)	92
9.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	91
10.	Chris Henry (MIDTN)	87

Punt Return Yards Per Return

1.	Mike Cox (ARST)	11.2
2.	David Fiefia (UTST)	10.9
3.	Kerry Wright (MIDTN)	7.6
4.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	7.4
5.	Jerrell Carter (LALAF)	7.2
6.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	7.0
7.	Chris Henry (MIDTN)	6.2
8.	Rod Bryant (ID)	5.0

Kickoff Returns

1.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	36
2.	Chris Easley (ARST)	28
3.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	26
4.	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	25
5.	Matt Miller (ID)	23
6.	Gill Byrd (NMST)	15
7.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	13
	Rod Bryant (ID)	13
9.	Ja'Mel Branch* (NTX)	11
	Joe Killpack (UTST)	11
	Terrence Dunbar (ARST)	11
	David Fiefia (UTST)	11
	Jerome Dennis (UTST)	11

Kickoff Return Yards

1.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	988
2.	Chris Easley (ARST)	511
3.	Matt Miller (ID)	503
4.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	467
	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	467
6.	Gill Byrd (NMST)	339
7.	Rod Bryant (ID)	311
8.	Jerome Dennis (UTST)	253
9.	Kevin Moore* (NTX)	252
10.	Joe Killpack (UTST)	246

Kickoff Return Yards Per Return

1.	Charles Estes (LAMON)	27.4
2.	Rod Bryant (ID)	23.9
3.	Gill Byrd (NMST)	22.6
4.	Matt Miller (ID)	21.9
5.	Ronshay Jenkins (NMST)	18.7
6.	Bill Sampy (LALAF)	18.7
7.	Chris Easley (ARST)	18.2
8.	Eugene Gross (MIDTN)	18.0

Interceptions

1.	Jonathan Burke (ARST)	9
2.	Terrance Washington (UTST)	5
3.	Chris Harris (LAMON)	4
	Markeith Knowlton* (NTX)	4
5.	Cody Spencer* (NTX)	3
	Jonas Buckles* (NTX)	3
	Dominique Jacobs (NMST)	3
8.	Richard Glover (NMST)	2
	Cornelius Lamb (UTST)	2
	Walter Priestley* (NTX)	2
	Eric Carrie (NMST)	2
	Mark Estelle (UTST)	2
	Kevin Copeland (MIDTN)	2
	Jeremy Pearl* (NTX)	2
	Rod Bryant (ID)	2
	Randy Arnold (MIDTN)	2
	Lamar Morgan (LALAF)	2
	Taylor Casey* (NTX)	2
	Kody Kraus (ID)	2
	Wendall Williams (LALAF)	2
	Matt Griebel (NMST)	2
	Michael Woods (MIDTN)	2
	Will Martin (MIDTN)	2
	C.C. Brown (LALAF)	2

Interception Return Yards

1.	Jonathan Burke (ARST)	120
2.	Michael Woods (MIDTN)	91
3.	Matt Griebel (NMST)	72
4.	Richard Glover (NMST)	68
5.	Terrance Washington (UTST)	61
6.	Will Martin (MIDTN)	59
7.	Dominique Jacobs (NMST)	52
8.	Jeremy Pearl* (NTX)	41
9.	Wendall Williams (LALAF)	40
10.	Mark Estelle (UTST)	38
	Markeith Knowlton* (NTX)	38

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