Notre Dame

FBSI · 2003 Season · Final

Season

Struggling

Record

5–7

0.417 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

2003 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	10–3	W 29–26
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–3	L 0–38
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	8–5	L 16–22
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–4	L 10–23
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND BE	8–5	W 20–14
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	USC H2H	PAC	12–1	L 14–45
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H	IND BE	8–5	L 25–27
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H	ACC	10–3	L 0–37
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	8–5	W 27–24
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	BYU H2H	MWC	4–8	W 33–14
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	4–7	W 57–7
16	Regular Season Final · Dec 9	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H	IND BE	6–6	L 12–38

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

3.261

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-27+34

Washington State +10
Pittsburgh +8
Navy +8
BYU +4
Stanford +4
USC -1
Michigan -3
Florida State -3
Purdue -4
Michigan State -5
Boston College -5
Syracuse -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 #58Better than 58%

Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-38

-6

-13

-31

-2

-37

+19

+50

-26

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.