2003 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 27–28 vs. Colgate | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 6 |
Record | 9–4 (5–2 Gateway) |
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Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round and lost to Colgate in the second round. [1] The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA. [2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | Wayne State * | No. 3 | W 35–3 | 12,174 | [3] | |
September 4 | at Eastern Michigan * | No. 4 | W 34–12 | 11,123 | [4] | |
September 13 | at LSU * | No. 1 | L 7–35 | 87,164 | [5] | |
September 20 | Tennessee–Martin * | No. 2 |
| W 56–0 | 11,887 | [6] |
October 4 | No. 5 Western Kentucky | No. 2 |
| W 33–28 | 18,263 | [7] |
October 11 | at Youngstown State | No. 2 | W 54–20 | 14,218 | [8] | |
October 18 | No. 7 Southern Illinois | No. 2 |
| L 32–37 | 19,287 | [9] |
October 25 | No. 9 Northern Iowa | No. 7 |
| L 30–38 | 8,302 | [10] |
November 1 | at Illinois State | No. 13 | W 24–20 | 8,415 | [11] | |
November 8 | at Indiana State | No. 11 | W 34–28 | 2,001 | [12] | |
November 15 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 10 |
| W 63–42 | 7,513 | [13] |
November 29 | at Montana * | No. 10 | W 43–40 2OT | 16,222 | [14] | |
December 6 | at Colgate * | No. 10 |
| L 27–28 | 5,287 | [15] |
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