2003 Northern Iowa
9–2 (5–0 Gateway Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–3, over 13 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Michigan 62–0Sep 6
By 62 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Iowa State | L 10–17 | 19% |
| Sep 6 | vsNorthern Michigan | W 62–0 | 70% |
| Sep 18 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 38–24 | 45% |
| Sep 27 | vs Northwestern State | W 43–10 | 55% |
| Oct 4 | at Illinois State | W 16–7 | 55% |
| Oct 11 | vs Indiana State | W 22–14 | 73% |
| Oct 18 | at Missouri State | W 26–20 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | at Western Illinois | W 38–30 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | vs Youngstown State | W 47–9 | 76% |
| Nov 8 | at Western Kentucky | L 3–24 | 57% |
| Nov 15 | vs Southern Illinois | W 43–40 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Southern Illinois 43–40; unranked in the final AP poll; Gateway Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Northern Iowa’s 2003 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | vsMontana State | W 35–14 | Northern Iowa’s article |
| Dec 6 | atDelaware | L 7–37 | Northern Iowa’s article |
Gateway Football Conference champions5–0 in the conference, shared with Southern Illinois
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Gateway Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 348–195
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1444 +144 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.5 No. 4 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Salmon
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.