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2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–2 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
MVPMichael Turner, Vinson Reynolds
CaptainRandee Drew, Nick Duffy, P. J. Fleck, Akil Grant, Michael Turner
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons← 20022004 →
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Marshall   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Akron   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UCF   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Ohio   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Buffalo   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Toledo   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MAC's West Division. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, Northern Illinois was not invited to a bowl game since the MAC only had two bowl tie-ins which went to those playing in the conference championship. The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 286:30 pmNo. 15 Maryland*FSNW 20–13 28,018
September 612:00 pmTennessee Tech*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–1718,123
September 206:00 pmat No. 21 Alabama*PPVW 19–1683,818
September 273:00 pmIowa State*No. 20
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–1628,218
October 46:30 pmOhioNo. 17
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
PPVW 30–23 21,736
October 1112:00 pmat Central MichiganNo. 16W 40–2423,268
October 183:00 pmWestern MichiganNo. 12
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 37–1028,221
October 253:00 pmat No. 23 Bowling GreenNo. 12ESPN2L 18–3431,007
November 11:00 pmBall StateNo. 21FSNW 48–2324,121
November 812:00 pmat BuffaloNo. 23W 40–95,127
November 152:00 pmat ToledoNo. 21FSNL 30–4920,929
November 221:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–2416,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
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Coaches—RVRVRV2220181614222321RVRVRVRVRV
BCSNot released10232221————Not released

References

  1. Hachat, Josh (December 4, 2003). "MAC will get bowled over again". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "NIU snaps 0–8 losing streak against SEC". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  3. "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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