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2003 Ohio

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Knorr.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2003, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 17–3; lost at Iowa State 20–48; lost vs. Minnesota 20–42; lost vs. Western Michigan 32–39; lost at No. 17 Northern Illinois 23–30; won vs. UCF 28–0; lost at Kentucky 14–35; lost at Buffalo 17–26; lost vs. Kent State 33–37; lost at Akron 28–35; lost vs. No. 18 Miami (OH) 31–49; lost at Marshall 0–28+28−28Won 17–3 vs. Southeast Missouri State+14Southeast Misso…Lost 20–48 at Iowa State-28Iowa StateLost 20–42 vs. Minnesota-22MinnesotaLost 32–39 vs. Western Michigan-7Western MichiganLost 23–30 at No. 17 Northern Illinois-7No. 17 Northern Illino…Won 28–0 vs. UCF+28UCFLost 14–35 at Kentucky-21KentuckyLost 17–26 at Buffalo-9BuffaloLost 33–37 vs. Kent State-4Kent StateLost 28–35 at Akron-7AkronLost 31–49 vs. No. 18 Miami (OH)-18No. 18 Miami (OH)Lost 0–28 at Marshall-28Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 17–⁠374%
Sep 6atIowa StateL 20–⁠4832%
Sep 13vsMinnesotaL 20–⁠4237%
Sep 27vsWestern MichiganL 32–⁠3953%
Oct 4at17Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠3016%
Oct 11vsUCFW 28–⁠044%
Oct 18atKentuckyL 14–⁠3531%
Oct 25atBuffaloL 17–⁠2669%
Nov 8vsKent StateL 33–⁠3760%
Nov 15atAkronL 28–⁠3525%
Nov 22vs18Miami (OH)L 31–⁠4914%
Nov 28atMarshallL 0–⁠2812%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 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 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠372
Coach
Brian Knorr
Elo
1303 −113 this season
SP+ rating
-19.7 No. 105 of 117; offense No. 97, defense No. 105
SRS
−15.0 No. 107 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 113
Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 26— allowed
Defense0.0own 35— 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

Ivinn Parker DT★★No. 1050
Craig Donahue K★★No. 1050
Paul Johnson DT★★No. 1050
Taj Hemley OLB★★No. 1050
William Brett Sykes DT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.00.767

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.