Illinois

B10 · 2003 Season · Final

Season

Rock Bottom

Record

1–11

0.083 Win %

Conference

11th

0–8 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

643–632–49

0.504 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1914

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 17 · Top 25: 36

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

2003 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 2	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	B12	8–5	L 15–22
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	FCS	Unranked	—	W 49–22
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	UCLA H2H	PAC	6–7	L 3–6
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	8–6	L 24–31
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	7–6	L 20–38
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–4	L 10–43
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	8–5	L 14–49
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–3	L 14–56
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	10–3	L 10–36
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	10–3	L 10–41
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	2–10	L 14–17
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	6–7	L 20–37

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

7.392

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-59

-59+0

Michigan -3
Minnesota -3
Iowa -3
Purdue -4
Missouri -5
Michigan State -5
California -6
Wisconsin -6
UCLA -7
Northwestern -7
Indiana -10

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 #110Better than 20%

Win % Place 111thBetter than 20%

0.083 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-7

+27

-3

-7

-18

-33

-35

-42

-26

-31

-3

-17

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.