The 2003 SMU Mustangs football team represented

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(SMU) as a member the

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(WAC) during the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the WAC.

Schedule

Roster

Team players in the NFL

No SMU players were selected in the

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. The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

References

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