Michigan State
B10 · 2003 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
2003 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 5–7 | W 26–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 44–28 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | L 19–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–7 | W 22–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | W 20–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 31–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 49–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 44–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 20–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 23–33 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 21–56 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 41–10 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 10–3 | L 3–17 |
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).
- Iowa +10
- Minnesota +10
- Western Michigan +5
- Rutgers +5
- Notre Dame +5
- Penn State +3
- Indiana +2
- Illinois +1
- Ohio State -2
- Michigan -3
- Nebraska -3
- Wisconsin -6
- Louisiana Tech -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · Change 1
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.