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2003 Big Ten Conference Year Summary

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Record*: 77-63, .550 W-L% (5th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 74-63 by NCAA.

SRS: 5.83 (3rd of 12) ▪ SOS: 3.91 (3rd of 12)

Conference Champion: Michigan

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Purdue)

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L Pct W L Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Michigan 10 3 .769 7 1 .875 35.4 16.8 16.10 3.94
Ohio State 11 2 .846 6 2 .750 24.8 17.6 14.00 6.07
Purdue 9 4 .692 6 2 .750 26.8 17.4 10.79 4.25
Iowa 10 3 .769 5 3 .625 28.7 16.2 14.66 4.20
Minnesota 10 3 .769 5 3 .625 38.7 21.9 11.88 -0.04
Michigan State 8 5 .615 5 3 .625 27.9 22.5 7.95 3.56
Wisconsin 7 6 .538 4 4 .500 27.3 23.5 6.44 4.21
Northwestern 6 7 .462 4 4 .500 20.2 25.1 0.09 4.47
Penn State 3 9 .250 1 7 .125 19.4 21.3 0.77 4.35 W-L-T adjusted to 0-9 by NCAA.
Indiana 2 10 .167 1 7 .125 14.8 32.3 -9.87 3.38
Illinois 1 11 .083 0 8 .000 16.9 33.2 -8.63 4.62

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 9/1 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 Final
Ohio State 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 8 8 8 7 4 4 8 8 7 4
Michigan 4 5 5 3 11 9 20 17 13 11 8 5 5 4 4 4 6
Iowa     23 18 13 23 14 9 16 13 10 20 17 13 12 13 8
Purdue 19 16   25 22 22 18 13 10 18 16 11 16 12 11 12 18
Minnesota         24 21 17 25   24 24 19     25 24 20
Michigan State           25 21 15 11 9 14 21          
Wisconsin 21 18 14       23 14 20                

8 Bowl Games

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2004-01-02 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 35 Kansas State 28 Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
2004-01-01 Capital One Bowl Georgia 34 Purdue 27 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL)
2004-01-01 Outback Bowl Iowa 37 Florida 17 Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)
2004-01-01 Rose Bowl Southern California 28 Michigan 14 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
2003-12-31 Music City Bowl Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14 Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)
2003-12-31 Sun Bowl Minnesota 31 Oregon 30 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
2003-12-29 Alamo Bowl Nebraska 17 Michigan State 3 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)
2003-12-26 Motor City Bowl Bowling Green State 28 Northwestern 24 Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 302
2. John Navarre* (MI) 270
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 251
4. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 165
5. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 162
  Jon Beutjer (IL) 162
7. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 158
8. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 155
9. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 153
10. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 140
Pass Attempts
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 488
2. John Navarre* (MI) 456
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 414
4. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 308
5. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 302
6. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 291
7. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 278
8. Jon Beutjer (IL) 257
9. Zack Mills (PAST) 251
10. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 250
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 63.2
2. Jon Beutjer (IL) 63.0
3. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 61.9
4. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 60.6
5. John Navarre* (MI) 59.2
6. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 56.5
7. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 55.0
8. Zack Mills (PAST) 54.2
9. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 53.6
10. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 53.6
Passing Yards
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 3395
2. John Navarre* (MI) 3331
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 2885
4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 2401
5. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 2251
6. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 2040
  Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 2040
8. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 1916
9. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 1778
10. Jon Beutjer (IL) 1597
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 9.6
2. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 9.1
3. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 7.3
4. John Navarre* (MI) 7.3
5. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 7.0
6. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 7.0
7. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 6.6
8. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 6.3
9. Jon Beutjer (IL) 6.2
10. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 6.1
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 10.1
2. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 8.8
3. John Navarre* (MI) 7.4
4. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 6.9
5. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 6.8
6. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 6.5
7. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 6.3
8. Jon Beutjer (IL) 5.4
9. Zack Mills (PAST) 5.2
10. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 4.9
Passing Touchdowns
1. John Navarre* (MI) 24
2. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 21
3. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 18
4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 17
  Jim Sorgi* (WI) 17
6. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 15
  Kyle Orton* (PUR) 15
8. Jon Beutjer (IL) 10
9. Zack Mills (PAST) 6
10. Scott McMullen* (OHST) 5
  Michael Robinson (PAST) 5
Passing Interceptions
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 14
2. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 12
3. John Navarre* (MI) 10
  Nathan Chandler* (IA) 10
  Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 10
6. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 9
  Jon Beutjer (IL) 9
  Jim Sorgi* (WI) 9
9. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 7
10. Dustin Ward (IL) 5
  Michael Robinson (PAST) 5
  Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 5
  Zack Mills (PAST) 5
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 162.3
2. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 148.1
3. John Navarre* (MI) 133.6
4. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 128.8
5. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 127.7
6. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 127.3
7. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 122.0
8. Jon Beutjer (IL) 121.1
9. Zack Mills (PAST) 105.1
10. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 103.4
Rush Attempts
1. Chris Perry* (MI) 338
2. Fred Russell* (IA) 282
3. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 267
4. Jerod Void* (PUR) 235
5. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 225
6. Marion Barber III* (MN) 207
7. Lydell Ross* (OHST) 193
8. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 165
9. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 162
10. Jaren Hayes* (MIST) 145
Rushing Yards
1. Chris Perry* (MI) 1674
2. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 1388
3. Fred Russell* (IA) 1355
4. Marion Barber III* (MN) 1196
5. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 1121
6. Jerod Void* (PUR) 952
7. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 938
8. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 857
9. Lydell Ross* (OHST) 826
10. Noah Herron* (NWEST) 739
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 6.9
2. Noah Herron* (NWEST) 6.2
3. Anthony Davis* (WI) 5.9
4. Marion Barber III* (MN) 5.8
5. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 5.2
6. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 5.2
7. Chris Perry* (MI) 5.0
8. Fred Russell* (IA) 4.8
9. Thomas Tapeh* (MN) 4.8
10. Brian Lewis (IN) 4.4
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 20
2. Chris Perry* (MI) 18
3. Marion Barber III* (MN) 17
4. Jerod Void* (PUR) 13
5. Thomas Tapeh* (MN) 11
6. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 10
  Lydell Ross* (OHST) 10
8. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 9
9. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 7
  Fred Russell* (IA) 7
  Anthony Davis* (WI) 7
Receptions
1. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 86
2. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 85
3. John Standeford* (PUR) 77
4. Lee Evans* (WI) 64
5. Agim Shabaj* (MIST) 57
6. Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 55
7. Kelvin Hayden (IL) 52
8. Aaron Hosack* (MN) 51
9. Brandon Williams* (WI) 49
10. Jaren Hayes* (MIST) 48
Receiving Yards
1. Lee Evans* (WI) 1213
2. John Standeford* (PUR) 1150
3. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 1138
4. Jared Ellerson* (MN) 909
5. Taylor Stubblefield* (PUR) 835
6. Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 834
7. Aaron Hosack* (MN) 814
8. Jason Avant* (MI) 772
9. Agim Shabaj* (MIST) 692
10. Brandon Williams* (WI) 649
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Jared Ellerson* (MN) 20.7
2. Lee Evans* (WI) 19.0
3. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 17.2
4. Kyle Brown* (MIST) 16.6
5. Jason Avant* (MI) 16.4
6. Drew Carter* (OHST) 16.4
7. Aaron Hosack* (MN) 16.0
8. Maurice Brown* (IA) 15.4
9. Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 15.2
10. John Standeford* (PUR) 14.9
Receiving Touchdowns
1. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 14
2. Lee Evans* (WI) 13
3. Aaron Hosack* (MN) 8
4. Santonio Holmes* (OHST) 7
  Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 7
6. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 6
7. Agim Shabaj* (MIST) 5
  Jared Ellerson* (MN) 5
9. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 4
  John Standeford* (PUR) 4
  Maurice Brown* (IA) 4
  Tony Johnson (PAST) 4
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Chris Perry* (MI) 382
2. Fred Russell* (IA) 288
3. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 285
4. Jerod Void* (PUR) 241
5. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 240
6. Marion Barber III* (MN) 220
7. Lydell Ross* (OHST) 206
8. Jaren Hayes* (MIST) 193
9. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 177
10. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 174
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Chris Perry* (MI) 2041
2. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 1639
3. Fred Russell* (IA) 1361
4. Marion Barber III* (MN) 1315
5. Lee Evans* (WI) 1239
6. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 1159
7. John Standeford* (PUR) 1150
8. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 1132
9. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (IN) 1106
10. Jared Ellerson* (MN) 1056
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 21
2. Chris Perry* (MI) 20
3. Marion Barber III* (MN) 17
4. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 14
5. Jerod Void* (PUR) 13
  Lee Evans* (WI) 13
7. Thomas Tapeh* (MN) 11
8. Lydell Ross* (OHST) 10
  Laurence Maroney* (MN) 10
10. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 9
Total Plays
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 551
2. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 526
3. John Navarre* (MI) 504
4. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 430
5. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 396
6. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 388
7. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 387
8. Chris Perry* (MI) 338
  Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 338
10. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 315
Total Yards
1. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 3279
2. John Navarre* (MI) 3240
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 3122
4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 2771
5. Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 2295
6. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 2241
7. Nathan Chandler* (IA) 2185
8. Brett Basanez* (NWEST) 2135
9. Matt Lovecchio (IN) 1771
10. Chris Perry* (MI) 1674
Total Yards Per Play
1. John Navarre* (MI) 6.4
2. Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 6.0
3. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 5.9
Total Touchdowns
1. John Navarre* (MI) 24
  Nathan Chandler* (IA) 24
  Jeff Smoker* (MIST) 24
4. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* (MN) 21
5. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 20
6. Jim Sorgi* (WI) 19
7. Kyle Orton* (PUR) 18
  Craig Krenzel* (OHST) 18
  Chris Perry* (MI) 18
10. Marion Barber III* (MN) 17
Touchdowns
1. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 21
2. Chris Perry* (MI) 20
3. Marion Barber III* (MN) 17
4. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 14
5. Lee Evans* (WI) 13
  Jerod Void* (PUR) 13
7. Thomas Tapeh* (MN) 11
  Laurence Maroney* (MN) 11
9. Lydell Ross* (OHST) 10
10. Dwayne Smith* (WI) 9
Points
1. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 126
2. Chris Perry* (MI) 120
3. Ben Jones* (PUR) 111
4. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 106
5. David Rayner* (MIST) 105
6. Marion Barber III* (MN) 102
7. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 101
8. Braylon Edwards* (MI) 86
  Mike Nugent* (OHST) 86
10. Lee Evans* (WI) 78
  Jerod Void* (PUR) 78
Extra Point Attempts
1. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 61
2. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 51
3. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 41
4. David Rayner* (MIST) 40
5. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 38
6. Ben Jones* (PUR) 37
7. Mike Allen* (WI) 34
8. Robbie Gould (PAST) 23
9. John Gockman (IL) 21
10. Bryan Robertson (IN) 20
Extra Points Made
1. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 59
2. Garrett Rivas* (MI) 50
3. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 40
4. David Rayner* (MIST) 39
5. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 38
6. Ben Jones* (PUR) 36
7. Mike Allen* (WI) 32
8. Robbie Gould (PAST) 22
9. John Gockman (IL) 21
10. Bryan Robertson (IN) 19
  Slade Larscheid* (NWEST) 19
Field Goal Attempts
1. Ben Jones* (PUR) 30
2. David Rayner* (MIST) 29
3. John Gockman (IL) 22
4. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 21
5. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 19
6. Bryan Robertson (IN) 18
  Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 18
8. Robbie Gould (PAST) 16
9. Mike Allen* (WI) 12
  Garrett Rivas* (MI) 12
Field Goals Made
1. Ben Jones* (PUR) 25
2. David Rayner* (MIST) 22
3. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 20
4. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 16
5. John Gockman (IL) 14
  Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 14
7. Bryan Robertson (IN) 12
8. Mike Allen* (WI) 9
  Robbie Gould (PAST) 9
  Garrett Rivas* (MI) 9
Field Goal Percentage
1. Nate Kaeding* (IA) 95.2
2. Mike Nugent* (OHST) 84.2
3. Ben Jones* (PUR) 83.3
4. Rhys Lloyd* (MN) 77.8
5. David Rayner* (MIST) 75.9
6. Bryan Robertson (IN) 66.7
7. John Gockman (IL) 63.6
8. Robbie Gould (PAST) 56.2
Punts
1. B.J. Sander* (OHST) 82
2. David Bradley* (IA) 79
3. Brent Slaton* (PUR) 78
4. Brian Huffman* (NWEST) 72
5. Tyson Beattie (IN) 68
  Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 68
7. Brandon Fields* (MIST) 62
  R.J. Morse* (WI) 62
9. Adam Finley* (MI) 53
10. Steve Weatherford (IL) 46
Punting Yards
1. B.J. Sander* (OHST) 3553
2. Brent Slaton* (PUR) 3303
3. David Bradley* (IA) 3223
4. Brandon Fields* (MIST) 2878
5. Brian Huffman* (NWEST) 2872
6. Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 2850
7. Tyson Beattie (IN) 2773
8. R.J. Morse* (WI) 2521
9. Adam Finley* (MI) 2120
10. Steve Weatherford (IL) 2045
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Brandon Fields* (MIST) 46.4
2. Steve Weatherford (IL) 44.5
3. B.J. Sander* (OHST) 43.3
4. Brent Slaton* (PUR) 42.3
5. Jeremy Kapinos (PAST) 41.9
6. David Bradley* (IA) 40.8
7. Tyson Beattie (IN) 40.8
8. R.J. Morse* (WI) 40.7
9. Adam Finley* (MI) 40.0
10. Brian Huffman* (NWEST) 39.9
Punt Returns
1. Anthony Chambers* (PUR) 47
2. Steve Breaston* (MI) 45
3. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 40
4. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 34
5. Marion Barber III* (MN) 28
6. Ziehl Kavanaght* (MIST) 26
  Calvin Lowry (PAST) 26
8. Kunle Patrick* (NWEST) 25
9. Chris Gamble* (OHST) 20
  Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 20
Punt Return Yards
1. Steve Breaston* (MI) 619
2. Anthony Chambers* (PUR) 499
3. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 495
4. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 470
5. Marion Barber III* (MN) 405
6. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 240
7. Ziehl Kavanaght* (MIST) 206
8. Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 178
9. Kunle Patrick* (NWEST) 150
10. Glenn Johnson (IN) 136
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Marion Barber III* (MN) 14.5
2. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 13.8
3. Steve Breaston* (MI) 13.8
4. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 12.4
5. Anthony Chambers* (PUR) 10.6
6. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 9.2
7. Michael Jenkins* (OHST) 8.9
8. Glenn Johnson (IN) 8.0
9. Ziehl Kavanaght* (MIST) 7.9
10. Kunle Patrick* (NWEST) 6.0
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 2
  Steve Breaston* (MI) 2
Kickoff Returns
1. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 32
2. Brandon Williams* (WI) 29
3. Deandra Cobb* (MIST) 28
4. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 18
  Lance Bennett (IN) 18
  Derell Jenkins* (NWEST) 18
7. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 16
  Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 16
  Laurence Maroney* (MN) 16
10. Marcus Mason (IL) 11
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Deandra Cobb* (MIST) 763
2. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 701
3. Brandon Williams* (WI) 626
4. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 413
5. Lance Bennett (IN) 405
6. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 396
7. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 378
8. Derell Jenkins* (NWEST) 320
9. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 300
10. Jason Wright* (NWEST) 232
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Deandra Cobb* (MIST) 27.2
2. Laurence Maroney* (MN) 25.8
3. Ibrahim Halsey (IL) 23.6
4. Lance Bennett (IN) 22.5
5. Ramon Ochoa* (IA) 22.0
6. Jerome Brooks* (PUR) 21.9
7. Brandon Williams* (WI) 21.6
8. Calvin Lowry (PAST) 18.8
9. Derell Jenkins* (NWEST) 17.8
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Deandra Cobb* (MIST) 3
Interceptions
1. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 7
2. Jovon Johnson* (IA) 6
3. Bryan Heinz* (NWEST) 5
4. Stuart Schweigert* (PUR) 4
  Alan Zemaitis (PAST) 4
  Marvin Ward* (NWEST) 4
  Justin Isom* (MN) 4
8. Yaacov Yisrael (PAST) 3
  Leon Hall* (MI) 3
  Eli Ward* (MN) 3
  Mike Labinjo* (MIST) 3
  Dustin Fox* (OHST) 3
  Sean Considine* (IA) 3
  Jason Harmon* (MIST) 3
  Chris Gamble* (OHST) 3
Interception Return Yards
1. Alan Zemaitis (PAST) 207
2. Yaacov Yisrael (PAST) 111
3. Will Allen* (OHST) 107
4. Marvin Ward* (NWEST) 103
5. Jim Leonhard* (WI) 98
6. Jeremy Lesueur* (MI) 87
7. Eric Smith* (MIST) 83
8. Jovon Johnson* (IA) 81
9. Jason Harmon* (MIST) 74
10. Tyler Everett* (OHST) 66