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Marshall

MAC · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
50
1962–2026
All-Time Record
278–295–3
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1999
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 1 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2FCSUnranked—W 45–21
3Week 3 · Sep 9Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–3L 24–34
4Week 4 · Sep 16Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC8–4L 17–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–4W 27–20
6Week 6 · Sep 30Troy (TROY)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 24–33
8Week 8 · Oct 14Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 49–33
9Week 9 · Oct 21Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC1–11W 26–16
10Week 10 · Oct 28Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7W 41–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–5W 42–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC13–1L 6–45
14Week 14 · Nov 25UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HMAC3–9W 21–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC2–10W 28–0

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
2.444
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-14+34
  • Kansas State +11
  • Akron +7
  • Kent State +5
  • Western Michigan +5
  • UCF +3
  • Ohio +2
  • Buffalo +1
  • Miami (OH) -1
  • Tennessee -3
  • Toledo -4
  • Troy -6

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W15#38Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W2#34Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
-10
-7
+7
-9
+16
+10
+20
+18
-39
+14
+28

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

Final Rank by Season
#171998#51999#442000#162001#192002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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