2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dunbar (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumRyan Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Michigan $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 Ohio State %   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 8 Iowa   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 20 Minnesota   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Northwestern   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Penn State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat
Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
    		• W 28–2027,775
    September 612:00 pmAir Force*
    		L 21–2221,772
    September 1311:00 am
    Miami (Ohio)*
    • Ryan Field
    • Evanston, IL
    		ESPN+L 14–4424,215
    September 201:00 pmat Duke*
    		W 28–1021,143
    September 2711:00 pmat No. 4 Ohio State
    		ESPN2L 0–20104,680
    October 411:00 amNo. 21 Minnesota
    • Ryan Field
    • Evanston, IL
    		ESPN+L 17–4223,539
    October 1110:00 amat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
    		• ESPN+W 37–31 OT27,213
    October 2511:00 amNo. 20 Wisconsin
    • Ryan Field
    • Evanston, IL
    		ESPN2W 16–736,233
    November 111:00 amat No. 11 Purdue
    		ESPNL 14–3451,110
    November 811:00 amPenn State
    • Ryan Field
    • Evanston, IL
    		ESPN2W 17–726,188
    November 152:30 pmNo. 9
    rivalry
    )    		ESPNL 10–4140,681
    November 2211:00 amat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
    • )    		ESPN+W 37–2038,688
    December 264:00 pmvs. No. 24 Bowling Green*
    		ESPNL 24–2851,286
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      AP Poll if BCS not available
    • All times are in Central time

    Roster

    2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 14 Brett Basanez So
    TE 7 Ray Bogenrief Sr
    OT 76 Trai Essex Jr
    RB 33 Noah Herron Jr
    OL 61 Greg Lutzen So
    OT 60 Ikechuku Ndukwe Jr
    G 63 Zach Strief So
    G 64 Matt Ulrich Jr
    C 50 Trevor Rees Fr
    QB 16 Alexander Webb Fr
    RB 18 Jason Wright (C) Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 94 Luis Castillo Jr
    DT 97 Colby Clark Jr
    DT 67 Barry Cofield So
    CB 20 Marquice Cole So
    LB 3 Pat Durr (C) Sr
    LB 41 Tim McGarigle So
    LB 38 Nick Roach Fr
    LB 46 Eric VanderHorst So
    CB 31 Marvin Ward Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2003-12-18

    References

    1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 150. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

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