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Purdue

B10 · 2003 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–3L 26–27
4Week 4 · Sep 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 16–10
5Week 5 · Sep 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC2–10W 59–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 23–10
7Week 7 · Oct 7Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB101–11W 43–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB103–9W 28–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–6W 26–23
10Week 10 · Oct 28Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 3–31
11Week 11 · Nov 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB106–7W 34–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–3W 27–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–2L 13–16
14Week 14 · Nov 25Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–10W 24–16
19Final · Jan 6Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3L 27–34

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
1.964
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+30
-11+41
  • Iowa +10
  • Wisconsin +7
  • Northwestern +6
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Notre Dame +5
  • Penn State +3
  • Arizona +2
  • Indiana +2
  • Illinois +1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Georgia -3

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W15#21Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W2#21Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
+6
+52
+13
+33
+14
+3
-28
+20
+13
-3
+8
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#221998#311999#242000#582001#522002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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