CONFERENCE: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Ineligible for title because of planned move to I-A).
COLORS: Orange and green.
STADIUM: Bragg Memorial Stadium, capacity 25,500 (natural grass).
COACH: Billy Joe (10th season, 77-34; 228-94-4, 30th season overall).
LAST SEASON: 7-5, 5-3 in MEAC, tied for second.
KEY RETURNEES: DE Jeff Green (54 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 7 sacks); FS Levy Brown (59 tackles, 8 INTs); DE Sean Kelly (missed 2002 with knee injury); DB Shedrick Copeland (54 tackles, 3 INTs); RB Rashard Pompey (138 carries, 650 yards, 3 TDs); RB Devvin Richardson (86 carries, 378 yards, 4 TDs); WR Rod Miller (39 catches, 455 yards, 4 TDs); WR Andrae Harrison (25 catches, 491 yards, 1 TD); DL John Edwards (57 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 sacks); DB Edward Kwaku (52 tackles); KR/RB E.J. Collier (20.2 kickoff return average) OL Fletcher Williams; K Juan Vasquez (9-of-10 field goals, 34-of-37 extra points).
KEY LOSSES: WR Charlie Allen; DL Dwayne Beverly; WR Dennis Bonga; RB Reggie Hayes; LB Rickey Funches; WR Marco Junious; OL Shedrick Moten; QB Casey Printers; LB Joe Sanders; DL Leon Scott; LB Torre Warren; DB Marco Williams.
