Northwestern
B10 · 2003 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
2003 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 6–7 | W 28–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H |  MWC | 7–5 | L 21–22 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 13–1 | L 14–44 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 4–8 | W 28–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 0–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 17–42 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 37–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 16–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 14–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 17–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 10–41 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 37–20 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 11–3 | L 24–28 |
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).
- Wisconsin +7
- Kansas +6
- Duke +4
- Penn State +3
- Indiana +2
- Illinois +1
- Miami (OH) -1
- Ohio State -2
- Minnesota -3
- Michigan -3
- Bowling Green -3
- Purdue -4
- Air Force -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.462 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.