2003 Illinois State
6–6 (2–3 Gateway Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Truman State 49–6Sep 13
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs Drake | W 27–13 | 59% |
| Sep 6 | at Illinois | L 22–49 | 17% |
| Sep 13 | vsTruman State | W 49–6 | 72% |
| Sep 20 | at Eastern Illinois | W 21–14 | 45% |
| Sep 27 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 10–28 | 62% |
| Oct 4 | vs Northern Iowa | L 7–16 | 45% |
| Oct 11 | vs Southern Illinois | L 17–45 | 32% |
| Oct 18 | vs Western Kentucky | L 24–27 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | at Youngstown State | W 35–25 | 28% |
| Nov 1 | vs Western Illinois | L 20–24 | 43% |
| Nov 8 | at Missouri State | W 48–43 | 39% |
| Nov 15 | vs Indiana State | W 38–3 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana State 38–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Gateway Football Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Gateway Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 318–293
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1303 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.6 No. 31 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Ferguson, Boomer Grigsby, Andrew Papoccia, Ray Robinson and Mike Souza
- Most valuable player
- Sha-Ron Edwards and Boomer Grigsby
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa | 5–0 | 9–2 | |
| Southern Illinois | 4–1 | 10–1 | |
| Western Illinois | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
 Illinois State | 2–3 | 6–6 | |
| Youngstown State | 1–4 | 5–7 | |
| Indiana State | 0–5 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.