The 2003 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Owls compiled a record of 11–3. Florida Atlantic advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Owls defeated Bethune–Cookman in the first round and Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual national runner-up, Colgate, in the semifinals. Florida Atlantic played home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Awards and honors
Mid-season awards and honors Week 4 Independent Player of the Week: Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.) Week 8 Independent Player of the Week: Willie Hughley (CB, So.)
All-Independent honors First Team All-Independent: Jared Allen (QB, Jr.) Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.) Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.) Quentin Swain (LB, Sr.) Second Team All-Independent: Anthony Jackson (RB, Jr.) Ken Campos (OL, Sr.) George Guffey (OL, Sr.) Dave Richards (OL, Sr.) Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.) Willie Hughley (CB, So.)
All-South Region honors First Team All-South Region: Roosevelt Bynes (WR, Jr.) Anthony Crissinger-Hill (WR, Jr.) Willie Hughley (CB, So.) Second Team All-South Region: Jared Allen (QB, Jr.) George Guffey (OL, Sr.) Dave Richards (OL, Sr.) Chris Laskowski (LB, Jr.) Third Team All-South Region: Yrvens Guerrier (DL, Sr.) Mike Myers (K, Jr.)
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