2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
Motor City Bowl, L 24–28 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Walker (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Dunbar (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Louis Ayeni [1] Pat Durr (2nd year) Torri Stuckey Jason Wright
Home stadium	Ryan Field
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Michigan $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 4 Ohio State  %		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 18 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 8 Iowa		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 20 Minnesota		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wisconsin		4	–	4					7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	4					6	–	7
Penn State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					2	–	10
Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Kansas *	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 28–20	27,775
September 6	12:00 pm	Air Force *	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		L 21–22	21,772
September 13	11:00 am	Miami (Ohio) *	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 14–44	24,215
September 20	1:00 pm	at Duke *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 28–10	21,143
September 27	11:00 pm	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN2	L 0–20	104,680
October 4	11:00 am	No. 21 Minnesota	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 17–42	23,539
October 11	10:00 am	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN+	W 37–31 OT	27,213
October 25	11:00 am	No. 20 Wisconsin	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 16–7	36,233
November 1	11:00 am	at No. 11 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 14–34	51,110
November 8	11:00 am	Penn State	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 17–7	26,188
November 15	2:30 pm	No. 9 Michigan	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–41	40,681
November 22	11:00 am	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN+	W 37–20	38,688
December 26	4:00 pm	vs. No. 24 Bowling Green *	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–28	51,286
*Non-conference game Rankings from BCS Poll or AP Poll if BCS not available All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Brett Basanez So TE 7 Ray Bogenrief Sr OT 76 Trai Essex Jr RB 33 Noah Herron Jr OL 61 Greg Lutzen So OT 60 Ikechuku Ndukwe Jr G 63 Zach Strief So G 64 Matt Ulrich Jr C 50 Trevor Rees Fr QB 16 Alexander Webb Fr RB 18 Jason Wright  (C) Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 94 Luis Castillo Jr DT 97 Colby Clark Jr DT 67 Barry Cofield So CB 20 Marquice Cole So LB 3 Pat Durr (C) Sr LB 41 Tim McGarigle So LB 38 Nick Roach Fr LB 46 Eric VanderHorst So CB 31 Marvin Ward Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Randy Walker Coordinators/assistant coaches Pat Fitzgerald – Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-12-18

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

External links

• NU Athletics 2003 Team Statistics