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2003 Toledo

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Amstutz.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2003, game by game: lost at UNLV 18–28; won vs. Liberty 49–3; won at Marshall 24–17; won vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh 35–31; lost at Syracuse 7–34; won vs. Eastern Michigan 49–14; won at Central Michigan 31–13; lost at Ball State 14–38; won vs. Buffalo 56–29; won vs. No. 21 Northern Illinois 49–30; won vs. Western Michigan 34–17; lost at No. 22 Bowling Green 23–31+46−27Lost 18–28 at UNLV-10UNLVWon 49–3 vs. Liberty+46LibertyWon 24–17 at Marshall+7MarshallWon 35–31 vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh+4No. 9 PittsburghLost 7–34 at Syracuse-27SyracuseWon 49–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+35Eastern MichiganWon 31–13 at Central Michigan+18Central MichiganLost 14–38 at Ball State-24Ball StateWon 56–29 vs. Buffalo+27BuffaloWon 49–30 vs. No. 21 Northern Illinois+19No. 21 Northern Illino…Won 34–17 vs. Western Michigan+17Western MichiganLost 23–31 at No. 22 Bowling Green-8No. 22 Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atUNLVL 18–⁠2856%
Sep 6vsLibertyW 49–⁠389%
Sep 12atMarshallW 24–⁠1735%
Sep 20vs9PittsburghW 35–⁠3148%
Sep 27atSyracuseL 7–⁠3450%
Oct 11vsEastern MichiganW 49–⁠1489%
Oct 18atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1371%
Oct 25atBall StateL 14–⁠3862%
Nov 1vsBuffaloW 56–⁠2989%
Nov 15vs21Northern IllinoisW 49–⁠3045%
Nov 22vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠1775%
Nov 29at22Bowling GreenL 23–⁠3137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 31–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 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.

Led the nationLance Moore: receptions (103 catches)

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠285
Coach
Tom Amstutz
Elo
1567 +10 this season
SP+ rating
-1.1 No. 64 of 117; offense No. 52, defense No. 75
SRS
−0.6 No. 64 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 97
Offensive coordinator
Rob Spence
Defensive coordinator
Lou West

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 29— 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

Kareem Ferguson OLB★★No. 1050
Jerreld Tolbert S★★No. 1050
John Greco OT★★No. 1050
Terrance Partee WR★★No. 1050
Marques Council PRO★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class182.00.767

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.