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Kent State

MAC · 2003 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–5W 41–38
3Week 3 · Sep 9Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–5L 3–43
4Week 4 · Sep 16FCSUnranked—W 16–13
5Week 5 · Sep 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB103–9L 10–32
6Week 6 · Sep 30UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HMAC3–9W 36–16
7Week 7 · Oct 7Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8L 17–34
8Week 8 · Oct 14Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC8–4L 33–49
9Week 9 · Oct 21UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 31–34
10Week 10 · Oct 28Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC13–1L 30–38
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC2–10W 37–33
13Week 13 · Nov 18Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–3L 33–42
14Week 14 · Nov 25Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC1–11W 34–24

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
4.528
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-33+13
  • Akron +7
  • UCF +3
  • Ohio +2
  • Buffalo +1
  • Miami (OH) -1
  • UConn -3
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Marshall -4
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • Ball State -8
  • Penn State -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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84W15#84Regular Season Final#84Post-Season W2#84Post-Season W3#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-40
+3
-22
+20
-17
-16
-3
-8
+4
-9
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111998#1081999#1142000#672001#1032002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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