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2003 Indiana

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Gerry DiNardo.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2003, game by game: lost at UConn 10–34; lost at No. 22 Washington 13–38; won vs. Indiana State 33–3; lost vs. Kentucky 17–34; lost at No. 11 Michigan 17–31; lost at No. 25 Michigan State 3–31; lost vs. Northwestern 31–37; lost vs. No. 8 Ohio State 6–35; lost at No. 24 Minnesota 7–55; won vs. Illinois 17–14; lost at Penn State 7–52; lost vs. No. 16 Purdue 16–24+30−48Lost 10–34 at UConn-24UConnLost 13–38 at No. 22 Washington-25No. 22 WashingtonWon 33–3 vs. Indiana State+30Indiana StateLost 17–34 vs. Kentucky-17KentuckyLost 17–31 at No. 11 Michigan-14No. 11 MichiganLost 3–31 at No. 25 Michigan State-28No. 25 Michigan StateLost 31–37 vs. Northwestern-6NorthwesternLost 6–35 vs. No. 8 Ohio State-29No. 8 Ohio StateLost 7–55 at No. 24 Minnesota-48No. 24 MinnesotaWon 17–14 vs. Illinois+3IllinoisLost 7–52 at Penn State-45Penn StateLost 16–24 vs. No. 16 Purdue-8No. 16 Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUConnL 10–⁠3435%
Sep 6at22WashingtonL 13–⁠3822%
Sep 13vsIndiana StateW 33–⁠369%
Sep 20vsKentuckyL 17–⁠3444%
Sep 27at11MichiganL 17–⁠3112%
Oct 4at25Michigan StateL 3–⁠3120%
Oct 11vsNorthwesternL 31–⁠3751%
Oct 25vs8Ohio StateL 6–⁠3512%
Nov 1at24MinnesotaL 7–⁠5512%
Nov 8vsIllinoisW 17–⁠1449%
Nov 15atPenn StateL 7–⁠5225%
Nov 22vs16PurdueL 16–⁠2416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 24–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠388
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1303 −102 this season
SP+ rating
-17.2 No. 102 of 117; offense No. 109, defense No. 82
SRS
−12.6 No. 101 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 76
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Tim Kish
Captains
Brian Lewis and Joe Gonzalez
Most valuable player
Joe Gonzalez

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 33— 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

Blake Powers PRO★★★No. 682
Jahkeen Gilmore WR★★No. 1050
Jonathan Sandberg OG★★No. 1050
Aaron Mitchell S★★No. 1050
Brandon Joyce OT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class142.10.769

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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan7–⁠110–⁠36
Ohio State6–⁠211–⁠24
Purdue6–⁠29–⁠418
Iowa5–⁠310–⁠38
Minnesota5–⁠310–⁠320
Michigan State5–⁠38–⁠5
Wisconsin4–⁠47–⁠6
Northwestern4–⁠46–⁠7
Penn State1–⁠73–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠72–⁠10
Illinois0–⁠81–⁠11

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