2003 Western Kentucky
8–3 (1–0 Missouri Valley 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 WVU Tech 67–3Sep 6
By 64 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsUnion College | W 51–3 | 68% |
| Sep 6 | vsWVU Tech | W 67–3 | 74% |
| Sep 20 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 36–3 | 61% |
| Sep 27 | at Auburn | L 3–48 | 17% |
| Oct 4 | at Western Illinois | L 28–33 | 36% |
| Oct 11 | vs Missouri State | W 9–6 | 62% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois State | W 27–24 | 54% |
| Oct 25 | at Indiana State | W 59–14 | 56% |
| Nov 1 | vs Southern Illinois | L 24–28 | 46% |
| Nov 8 | vs Northern Iowa | W 24–3 | 43% |
| Nov 15 | at Youngstown State | W 37–13 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Youngstown State 37–13; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Western Kentucky’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 | vsJacksonville State | W 45–7 | Western Kentucky’s article, Jacksonville State’s article |
| Dec 6 | atWofford | L 17–34 | Wofford’s article, Western Kentucky’s article |
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 365–178
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1426 +148 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.4 No. 3 of 120 in Division I-AA
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- T.J. Weist
- Defensive coordinator
- Don Martindale
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4
2003 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Western Kentucky | 1–0 | 8–3 | |
| Missouri State | 0–1 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.