The 2003 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach James Bell, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–10 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC East Division.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at No. 22 Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 7–23	12,320	[1]
September 6	North Carolina A&T*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–10 OT	11,157	[2]
September 13	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 14–44	52,603	[3]
September 20	at Texas Southern	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX	W 28–21		[4]
September 27	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 21–17	13,743	[5]
October 4	vs. Florida A&M*	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	L 14–28	58,198	[6]
October 11	Alabama State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 20–27	7,528	[7]
October 18	No. 17 Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 20–30	46,794	[8]
October 25	No. 15 Grambling State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 17–24	5,000	[9]
November 1	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 14–16	20,500	[10]
November 8	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 14–49		[11]
November 22	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Capitol City Classic)	L 25–49	45,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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