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2003 Iowa State

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Big 12), coached by Dan McCarney.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2003, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 17–10; won vs. Ohio 48–20; lost vs. No. 23 Iowa 21–40; lost at No. 20 Northern Illinois 16–24; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 7–53; lost at Texas Tech 21–52; lost vs. No. 20 Texas 19–40; lost at No. 14 Nebraska 0–28; lost vs. Kansas State 0–45; lost vs. Colorado 10–44; lost at Kansas 7–36; lost at Missouri 7–45+28−46Won 17–10 vs. Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaWon 48–20 vs. Ohio+28OhioLost 21–40 vs. No. 23 Iowa-19No. 23 IowaLost 16–24 at No. 20 Northern Illinois-8No. 20 Northern Illino…Lost 7–53 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-46No. 1 OklahomaLost 21–52 at Texas Tech-31Texas TechLost 19–40 vs. No. 20 Texas-21No. 20 TexasLost 0–28 at No. 14 Nebraska-28No. 14 NebraskaLost 0–45 vs. Kansas State-45Kansas StateLost 10–44 vs. Colorado-34ColoradoLost 7–36 at Kansas-29KansasLost 7–45 at Missouri-38Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorthern IowaW 17–⁠1081%
Sep 6vsOhioW 48–⁠2068%
Sep 13vs23IowaL 21–⁠4040%
Sep 27at20Northern IllinoisL 16–⁠2431%
Oct 4vs1OklahomaL 7–⁠5323%
Oct 11atTexas TechL 21–⁠5224%
Oct 18vs20TexasL 19–⁠4030%
Oct 25at14NebraskaL 0–⁠2821%
Nov 8vsKansas StateL 0–⁠4526%
Nov 15vsColoradoL 10–⁠4443%
Nov 22atKansasL 7–⁠3640%
Nov 29atMissouriL 7–⁠4518%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 122nd-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
0–⁠8 12th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠437
Coach
Dan McCarney
Elo
1345 −157 this season
SP+ rating
-9.6 No. 90 of 117; offense No. 83, defense No. 81
SRS
−12.0 No. 99 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 56
Offensive coordinator
Steve Brickey
Defensive coordinator
John Skladany
Captains
Jordan Carstens, Lane Danielsen, Bob Montgomery, Casey Shelton, Chris Whitaker and Joe Woodley
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 34— 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

Mike West ATH★★★No. 682
Taylor Schrage ATH★★★No. 682
Bret Meyer DUAL★★★No. 682
Milan Moses WR★★★No. 682
Brandon Cook OT★★★No. 682

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.783
Receivers13.00.800
Offensive line42.50.783
Defensive line32.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.70.789
Whole class162.40.779

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 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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