Wisconsin

B10 · 2003 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

7–6

0.538 Win %

Conference

7th

4–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

748–529–52

0.582 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1912

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

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

2003 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 2	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H	IND BE	8–5	W 24–17
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Akron (AKRON)H2H	MAC	7–5	W 48–31
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	UNLV H2H	MWC	6–6	L 5–23
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	ACC	2–10	W 38–27
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	1–11	W 38–20
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	B10	3–9	W 30–23
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	11–2	W 17–10
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–4	L 23–26
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	6–7	L 7–16
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	10–3	L 34–37
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	8–5	W 56–21
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	10–3	L 21–27
19	Final · Jan 6	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	8–5	L 14–28

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

2.905

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+12

-28+40

Ohio State +11
West Virginia +8
Michigan State +8
Akron +7
Penn State +3
North Carolina +2
Illinois +1
Minnesota -3
Iowa -3
Purdue -4
Auburn -5
UNLV -6
Northwestern -7

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 #53Better than 62%

Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+17

-18

+11

+18

-3

-9

-3

+35

-6

-14

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.