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Central Michigan

MAC · 2003 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
10th
1–7 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • 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 Central Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 7–45
3Week 3 · Sep 9FCSUnranked—W 40–33
4Week 4 · Sep 16FCSUnranked—W 42–41
5Week 5 · Sep 23Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8L 14–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–3L 3–23
8Week 8 · Oct 14Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC10–2L 24–40
9Week 9 · Oct 21Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–4L 13–31
10Week 10 · Oct 28UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HMAC3–9L 13–31
11Week 11 · Nov 4Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–9W 38–10
12Week 12 · Nov 11Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–5L 28–40
13Week 13 · Nov 18Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7L 21–44
14Week 14 · Nov 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–5L 34–63

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
6.226
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-43
-46+3
  • Eastern Michigan +3
  • Northern Illinois -2
  • Michigan -3
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Toledo -4
  • Akron -5
  • Navy -5
  • Western Michigan -7
  • Ball State -8
  • UCF -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 #101Better than 27%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.250 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100W15#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#101Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-38
+7
+1
-13
-20
-16
-18
-18
+28
-12
-23
-29

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

Final Rank by Season
#691998#961999#1052000#972001#912002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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