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2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dunbar (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Kansas*
W 28–2027,775
September 612:00 pmAir Force*
L 21–2221,772
September 1311:00 amMiami (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
ESPN2L 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
ESPNL 14–3451,110
November 811:00 amPenn 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

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-18

References

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  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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