Northern Illinois
MAC · 2003 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
2003 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 10–3 | W 20–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 42–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 4–9 | W 19–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 2–10 | W 24–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 2–10 | W 30–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 40–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 5–7 | W 37–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 11–3 | L 18–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 4–8 | W 48–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2H | MAC | 1–11 | W 40–9 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 8–4 | L 30–49 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 3–9 | W 38–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Maryland +10
- Western Michigan +5
- Alabama +4
- Ball State +4
- Central Michigan +3
- Eastern Michigan +3
- Iowa State +2
- Ohio +2
- Buffalo +1
- Bowling Green -3
- Toledo -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 3
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.