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2003 Ball State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brady Hoke.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2003, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 31–7; lost vs. Missouri 7–35; lost at No. 11 Pittsburgh 21–42; won vs. Central Michigan 27–14; lost at Boston College 29–53; won at Kent State 34–17; lost vs. Miami (OH) 3–49; won vs. Toledo 38–14; lost at No. 21 Northern Illinois 23–48; lost at Western Michigan 20–28; lost at Eastern Michigan 14–38; lost vs. No. 22 Bowling Green 14–41+24−46Won 31–7 vs. Indiana State+24Indiana StateLost 7–35 vs. Missouri-28MissouriLost 21–42 at No. 11 Pittsburgh-21No. 11 PittsburghWon 27–14 vs. Central Michigan+13Central MichiganLost 29–53 at Boston College-24Boston CollegeWon 34–17 at Kent State+17Kent StateLost 3–49 vs. Miami (OH)-46Miami (OH)Won 38–14 vs. Toledo+24ToledoLost 23–48 at No. 21 Northern Illinois-25No. 21 Northern Illino…Lost 20–28 at Western Michigan-8Western MichiganLost 14–38 at Eastern Michigan-24Eastern MichiganLost 14–41 vs. No. 22 Bowling Green-27No. 22 Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsIndiana StateW 31–⁠779%
Sep 6vsMissouriL 7–⁠3553%
Sep 13at11PittsburghL 21–⁠4220%
Sep 20vsCentral MichiganW 27–⁠1463%
Sep 27atBoston CollegeL 29–⁠5322%
Oct 4atKent StateW 34–⁠1747%
Oct 18vsMiami (OH)L 3–⁠4936%
Oct 25vsToledoW 38–⁠1438%
Nov 1at21Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠4825%
Nov 8atWestern MichiganL 20–⁠2851%
Nov 15atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠3870%
Nov 22vs22Bowling GreenL 14–⁠4128%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠386
Coach
Brady Hoke
Elo
1369 −87 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 97 of 117; offense No. 80, defense No. 92
SRS
−12.7 No. 103 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 111
Offensive coordinator
Don Treadwell

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense0.0own 37— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Bryan Williamson WR★★No. 1050
Temidayo Macarthy WDE★★No. 1050
Floyd Reddick WR★★No. 1050
Lorenzo Wims WDE★★No. 1050
Seth Rainey RB★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class142.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2003 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)8–⁠013–⁠110
Bowling Green7–⁠111–⁠323
Northern Illinois6–⁠210–⁠2
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠28–⁠4
Akron5–⁠37–⁠5
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
UCF2–⁠63–⁠9
Central Michigan1–⁠73–⁠9
Ohio1–⁠72–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.