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Ball State

MAC · 2003 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
9th
3–5 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
281–306–4
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ball State head-to-head · History & Eras

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2FCSUnranked—W 31–7
3Week 3 · Sep 9Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB128–5L 7–35
4Week 4 · Sep 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–5L 21–42
5Week 5 · Sep 23Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–9W 27–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–5L 29–53
7Week 7 · Oct 7Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 34–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC13–1L 3–49
10Week 10 · Oct 28Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–4W 38–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC10–2L 23–48
12Week 12 · Nov 11Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7L 20–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–9L 14–38
14Week 14 · Nov 25Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–3L 14–41

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.806
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-37+16
  • Toledo +8
  • Kent State +5
  • Central Michigan +3
  • Miami (OH) -1
  • Northern Illinois -2
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Missouri -5
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • Boston College -5
  • Western Michigan -7
  • Eastern Michigan -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.333 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86W15#87Regular Season Final#86Post-Season W2#87Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
-28
-21
+13
-24
+17
-46
+24
-25
-8
-24
-27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1091998#1131999#742000#852001#702002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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