2003 Southern Illinois
10–1 (4–1 Gateway Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–2, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Joseph’s (IN) 75–0Sep 27
By 75 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsQuincy | W 64–14 | 59% |
| Sep 6 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 28–7 | 52% |
| Sep 13 | vs Murray State | W 32–7 | 57% |
| Sep 27 | vsSt. Joseph’s (IN) | W 75–0 | 72% |
| Oct 4 | at Indiana State | W 37–14 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | vs Illinois State | W 45–17 | 68% |
| Oct 18 | at Western Illinois | W 37–32 | 42% |
| Oct 25 | vs Missouri State | W 20–6 | 73% |
| Nov 1 | at Western Kentucky | W 28–24 | 54% |
| Nov 8 | vs Youngstown State | W 24–17 | 74% |
| Nov 15 | at Northern Iowa | L 40–43 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 43–40; unranked in the final AP poll; Gateway Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Southern Illinois’s 2003 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | atDelaware | L 7–48 | Southern Illinois’s article |
Gateway Football Conference champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Northern Iowa
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Gateway Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 430–181
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1471 +207 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 2 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- No. 118
- Offensive coordinator
- Matt Limegrover
- Defensive coordinator
- Tracy Claeys
Top recruits in the 2003 class
| Zach Kettlekamp ILB | ★★ | No. 1050 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2003 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
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 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.