Illinois
B10 · 1903 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1903 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | ENGLEWOOD HIGH | Unranked | — | W 45–5 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | Lombard (LOMBARD)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | W 43–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | AMERICAN OSTEOPATH | Unranked | — | W 36–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | Knox (KNOX)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 29–5 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS | Unranked | — | W 40–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | RUSH MEDICAL | Unranked | — | W 64–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 | CHICAGO DENTAL | Unranked | — | W 54–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 4–2 | W 24–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H | B10 | 12–2–1 | L 6–18 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 10–1–3 | L 11–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–4 | L 0–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 14–0–1 | L 0–32 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–2 | L 0–12 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0 | L 0–16 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Lombard +5
- Knox +4
- Purdue +4
- Minnesota 0
- Nebraska 0
- Northwestern -1
- Chicago -2
- Iowa -2
- Indiana -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.571 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.