Northwestern
B10 · 1903 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
1903 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | NORTH DIVISION HIGH | Unranked | — | W 22–5 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | FORT SHERIDAN | Unranked | — | W 28–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | ENGLEWOOD HIGH | Unranked | — | W 35–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | NORTH CENTRAL | Unranked | — | W 22–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI | Unranked | — | W 5–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 | Lombard (LOMBARD)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | W 23–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | CHICAGO DENTAL | Unranked | — | W 18–11 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | W 23–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H |  B10 | 12–2–1 | T 0–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 | CINCINNATI | Unranked | — | W 35–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 8–6 | W 12–11 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 | NOTRE DAME | Unranked | — | T 0–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 6–3–1 | T 6–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 | Carlisle (CARLISLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–2–1 | L 0–28 |
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).
- Illinois +8
- Lombard +5
- Washington (missouri) +4
- Chicago 0
- Wisconsin 0
- Carlisle -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.821 Win % · No change
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.