2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
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Conference Big Ten Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Colby (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Ryan Field
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Kansas *
W 28–2027,775
September 612:00 pm Air Force *
L 21–2221,772
September 1311:00 am Miami (Ohio) *
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
 ESPN+ L 14–4424,215
September 201:00 pmat Duke *
W 28–1021,143
September 2711:00 pmat No. 4 Ohio State
ESPN2 L 0–20104,680
October 411:00 amNo. 21 Minnesota
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN+L 17–4223,539
October 1110:00 amat Indiana
ESPN+W 37–31 OT27,213
October 2511:00 amNo. 20 Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 16–736,233
November 111:00 amat No. 11 Purdue
ESPN L 14–3451,110
November 811:00 am Penn State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN2W 17–726,188
November 152:30 pmNo. 9 Michigan
ESPNL 10–4140,681
November 2211:00 amat Illinois
ESPN+W 37–2038,688
December 264:00 pmvs. No. 24 Bowling Green *
ESPNL 24–2851,286

Roster

2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Brett Basanez So
TE 7Ray BogenriefSr
OT 76 Trai Essex Jr
RB 33 Noah Herron Jr
OL 61Greg LutzenSo
OT 60 Ikechuku Ndukwe Jr
G 63 Zach Strief So
G 64 Matt Ulrich Jr
C 50Trevor ReesFr
QB 16Alexander WebbFr
RB 18 Jason Wright  (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 94 Luis Castillo Jr
DT 97Colby ClarkJr
DT 67 Barry Cofield So
CB 20 Marquice Cole So
LB 3Pat Durr (C)Sr
LB 41 Tim McGarigle So
LB 38 Nick Roach Fr
LB 46Eric VanderHorstSo
CB 31Marvin WardJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-18

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References

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


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