2003 Western Illinois
8–3 (3–2 Gateway Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–4, over 13 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UT Martin 56–0Sep 20
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsWayne State (NE) | W 35–3 | 73% |
| Sep 4 | at Eastern Michigan | W 34–12 | 43% |
| Sep 13 | at 12LSU | L 7–35 | 15% |
| Sep 20 | vs UT Martin | W 56–0 | 78% |
| Oct 4 | vs Western Kentucky | W 33–28 | 64% |
| Oct 11 | at Youngstown State | W 54–20 | 46% |
| Oct 18 | vs Southern Illinois | L 32–37 | 58% |
| Oct 25 | vs Northern Iowa | L 30–38 | 55% |
| Nov 1 | at Illinois State | W 24–20 | 57% |
| Nov 8 | at Indiana State | W 34–28 | 70% |
| Nov 15 | vs Missouri State | W 63–42 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri State 63–42; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Gateway Football Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Western Illinois’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. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | atMontana | W 43–40 | Montana’s article, Western Illinois’s article |
| Dec 6 | atColgate | L 27–28 | Western Illinois’s article |
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Gateway Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 402–263
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1420 +105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.7 No. 5 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mark Hendrickson
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.