2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.

2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2003 record102 (62 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium (Capacity: 28,000)
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Miami x$  8 0   13 1  
Marshall  6 2   8 4  
Akron  5 3   7 5  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
UCF  2 6   3 9  
Ohio  1 7   2 10  
Buffalo  1 7   1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x  7 1   11 3  
Northern Illinois  6 2   10 2  
Toledo  6 2   8 4  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Eastern Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Central Michigan  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 pmNo. 15 Maryland*FSNW 20–13 OT28,018
September 612:00 pmTennessee Tech*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 42–1718,123
September 206:00 pmat No. 21 Alabama*PPVW 19–1683,818
September 273:00 pmIowa State*No. 20
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 24–1628,218
October 46:30 pmOhioNo. 17
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
PPVW 30–23 OT21,736
October 1112:00 pmat Central MichiganNo. 16W 40–2423,268
October 183:00 pmWestern MichiganNo. 12
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 37–1028,221
October 253:00 pmat No. 23 Bowling GreenNo. 12ESPN2L 18–3431,007
November 11:00 pmBall StateNo. 21
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
FSNW 48–2324,121
November 812:00 pmat BuffaloNo. 23W 40–95,127
November 152:00 pmat ToledoNo. 21FSNL 30–4920,929
November 221:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–2416,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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