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2003 Mid-American Conference Year Summary

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Record: 83-89, .483 W-L% (10th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -6.42 (11th of 12) ▪ SOS: -4.84 (11th of 12)

Division Champions: Miami (OH) (East) and Bowling Green State (West)
Conference Champion: Miami (OH) (Won Championship Game 49-27)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Bowling Green State and Miami (OH))

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
East W L Pct W L Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Miami (OH) 13 1 .929 8 0 1.000 43.0 19.4 14.21 -3.29
Marshall 8 4 .667 6 2 .750 29.2 23.2 2.42 -4.49
Akron 7 5 .583 5 3 .625 36.3 29.4 -5.96 -8.62
Kent State 5 7 .417 4 4 .500 26.8 33.0 -8.65 -4.31
Central Florida 3 9 .250 2 6 .250 18.7 31.1 -16.37 -5.37
Ohio 2 10 .167 1 7 .125 21.9 31.0 -13.54 -4.54
Buffalo 1 11 .083 1 7 .125 14.8 37.1 -18.46 -2.29
West W L Pct W L Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Bowling Green State 11 3 .786 7 1 .875 33.6 21.7 4.90 -3.03
Northern Illinois 10 2 .833 6 2 .750 32.2 21.5 2.54 -7.46
Toledo 8 4 .667 6 2 .750 32.4 23.8 0.39 -5.78
Western Michigan 5 7 .417 4 4 .500 27.6 30.8 -6.40 -3.81
Ball State 4 8 .333 3 5 .375 21.8 32.2 -10.31 -2.40
Eastern Michigan 3 9 .250 2 6 .250 17.1 30.9 -17.79 -6.29
Central Michigan 3 9 .250 1 7 .125 23.1 35.7 -16.93 -6.10

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
Miami (OH)                       23 18 15 14 14 10
Bowling Green State                 23 17 15 25 22 22 20   23
Northern Illinois         20 17 16 12 12 21 23 21          

2 Bowl Games

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2003-12-26 Motor City Bowl Bowling Green State 28 Northwestern 24 Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI)
2003-12-18 GMAC Bowl Miami (OH) 49 Louisville 28 GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 342
2. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 325
3. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 277
4. Charlie Frye (AKR) 273
5. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 199
6. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 194
7. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 178
8. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 154
9. Chad Munson (WMI) 150
10. Chinedu Okoro (EMI) 134
Pass Attempts
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 495
2. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 494
3. Charlie Frye (AKR) 421
4. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 389
5. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 364
6. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 336
7. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 281
8. Chad Munson (WMI) 266
9. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 253
10. Chinedu Okoro (EMI) 251
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 71.2
2. Stan Hill (MARSH) 69.6
3. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 69.1
4. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 69.0
5. Jonathan Drach (WMI) 67.0
6. Graham Gochneaur (MARSH) 66.1
7. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 65.8
8. Charlie Frye (AKR) 64.8
9. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 60.9
10. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 59.2
Passing Yards
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 4486
2. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 3813
3. Charlie Frye (AKR) 3549
4. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 3210
5. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 2544
6. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 2424
7. Chad Munson (WMI) 2123
8. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 1949
9. Stan Hill (MARSH) 1767
10. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 1691
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Stan Hill (MARSH) 9.3
2. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 9.1
3. Jonathan Drach (WMI) 8.5
4. Charlie Frye (AKR) 8.4
5. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 8.3
6. Chad Munson (WMI) 8.0
7. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 7.7
8. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 7.6
9. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 6.9
10. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 6.7
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 9.6
2. Stan Hill (MARSH) 9.2
3. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 8.9
4. Charlie Frye (AKR) 8.5
5. Jonathan Drach (WMI) 8.5
6. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 7.9
7. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 7.7
8. Chad Munson (WMI) 7.1
9. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 6.6
10. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 6.3
Passing Touchdowns
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 37
2. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 29
3. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 27
4. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 25
5. Charlie Frye (AKR) 22
6. Chad Munson (WMI) 18
7. Stan Hill (MARSH) 15
8. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 14
9. Jonathan Drach (WMI) 13
  Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 13
  Ryan Schneider (CFL) 13
Passing Interceptions
1. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 15
2. Chad Munson (WMI) 13
3. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 12
4. Chinedu Okoro (EMI) 11
5. Graham Gochneaur (MARSH) 10
  Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 10
7. Charlie Frye (AKR) 9
  Joshua Haldi (NIL) 9
  Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 9
10. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 7
  Stan Hill (MARSH) 7
  Derrick Vickers (CMI) 7
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Stan Hill (MARSH) 165.9
2. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 165.8
3. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 161.5
4. Jonathan Drach (WMI) 156.1
5. Charlie Frye (AKR) 148.6
6. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 143.8
7. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 142.0
8. Chad Munson (WMI) 136.0
9. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 131.9
10. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 129.2
Rush Attempts
1. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 338
2. Michael Turner (NIL) 310
3. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 231
4. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 215
5. Earl Charles (MARSH) 205
  Jerry Seymour (CMI) 205
7. Terrence Jackson (CMI) 199
  Trinity Dawson (TOL) 199
9. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 191
10. Philip Reed (WMI) 189
Rushing Yards
1. Michael Turner (NIL) 1648
2. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 1531
3. Jerry Seymour (CMI) 1117
4. Earl Charles (MARSH) 1039
5. Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 1030
6. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 1005
7. Trinity Dawson (TOL) 999
8. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 981
9. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 830
10. Terrence Jackson (CMI) 803
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 5.5
2. Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 5.5
3. Franklin Wallace (MARSH) 5.5
4. Jerry Seymour (CMI) 5.4
5. Michael Turner (NIL) 5.3
6. Dave Dawson (BUF) 5.3
7. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 5.3
8. Earl Charles (MARSH) 5.1
9. Trinity Dawson (TOL) 5.0
10. Fred Ray (OH) 5.0
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Mike Smith* (MIAOH) 17
2. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 14
  Bobby Hendry (AKR) 14
  Michael Turner (NIL) 14
5. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 13
6. Earl Charles (MARSH) 12
  Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 12
  Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 12
9. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 10
  Astin Martin (TOL) 10
  Trinity Dawson (TOL) 10
Receptions
1. Lance Moore (TOL) 103
2. Cole Magner* (BGSU) 99
3. Martin Nance* (MIAOH) 90
4. Dante Ridgeway (BALLST) 89
5. Kendrick Mosley (WMI) 77
  P.J. Fleck (NIL) 77
7. Darius Watts (MARSH) 74
8. Michael Larkin* (MIAOH) 67
9. Josh Davis (MARSH) 66
  Matt Cherry (AKR) 66
Receiving Yards
1. Martin Nance* (MIAOH) 1498
2. Lance Moore (TOL) 1194
3. Cole Magner* (BGSU) 1138
4. Dante Ridgeway (BALLST) 1075
5. Greg Jennings (WMI) 1050
6. P.J. Fleck (NIL) 1028
7. Kendrick Mosley (WMI) 1019
8. Darius Watts (MARSH) 968
9. Matt Cherry (AKR) 904
10. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 887
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Scott Mayle (OH) 20.6
2. Darrell Dowery (KENT) 19.1
3. Greg Jennings (WMI) 18.8
4. Anthony Hackett (OH) 17.4
5. James Hawkins* (BGSU) 16.9
6. Ryne Robinson* (MIAOH) 16.7
7. Martin Nance* (MIAOH) 16.6
8. Mike Brake (AKR) 16.4
9. Sam Hurd (NIL) 15.1
10. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 15.0
Receiving Touchdowns
1. Greg Jennings (WMI) 14
2. Michael Larkin* (MIAOH) 11
  Darius Watts (MARSH) 11
  Martin Nance* (MIAOH) 11
5. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 10
  Cole Magner* (BGSU) 10
  Dante Ridgeway (BALLST) 10
8. Lance Moore (TOL) 9
9. Andrew Clarke (TOL) 8
10. Tavaris Capers (CFL) 7
  Matt Brandt* (MIAOH) 7
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 382
2. Michael Turner (NIL) 329
3. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 251
4. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 239
5. Earl Charles (MARSH) 231
6. Trinity Dawson (TOL) 219
7. Jerry Seymour (CMI) 218
8. Philip Reed (WMI) 217
9. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 216
10. Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 212
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Michael Turner (NIL) 1878
2. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 1835
3. Martin Nance* (MIAOH) 1498
4. P.J. Pope* (BGSU) 1438
5. Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 1303
6. Earl Charles (MARSH) 1243
7. Cole Magner* (BGSU) 1225
8. Jerry Seymour (CMI) 1220
  Lance Moore (TOL) 1220
10. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 1191
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Mike Smith* (MIAOH) 18
2. Michael Turner (NIL) 17
3. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 15
  Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 15
5. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 14
  Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 14
  Greg Jennings (WMI) 14
8. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 13
9. Earl Charles (MARSH) 12
  Trinity Dawson (TOL) 12
Total Plays
1. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 709
2. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 562
3. Charlie Frye (AKR) 532
4. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 525
5. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 480
6. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 411
7. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 343
8. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 338
9. Michael Turner (NIL) 310
10. Chad Munson (WMI) 299
Total Yards
1. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 4643
2. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 4597
3. Charlie Frye (AKR) 3837
4. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 3714
5. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 3125
6. Joshua Haldi (NIL) 2479
7. Chad Munson (WMI) 2038
8. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 1959
9. Ryan Schneider (CFL) 1897
10. Stan Hill (MARSH) 1788
Total Yards Per Play
1. Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 8.2
2. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 7.7
3. Charlie Frye (AKR) 7.2
4. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 6.5
5. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 6.0
Total Touchdowns
1. Josh Harris* (BGSU) 40
  Ben Roethlisberger* (MIAOH) 40
3. Bruce Gradkowski (TOL) 30
4. Charlie Frye (AKR) 29
5. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 28
  Joshua Haldi (NIL) 28
7. Chad Munson (WMI) 18
8. Stan Hill (MARSH) 17
  Mike Smith* (MIAOH) 17
10. Talmadge Hill (BALLST) 15
Touchdowns
1. Mike Smith* (MIAOH) 18
2. Michael Turner (NIL) 17
3. Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 15
  Bobby Hendry (AKR) 15
5. Greg Jennings (WMI) 14
  Josh Harris* (BGSU) 14
  Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 14
8. Anthony Sherrell (EMI) 13
9. Earl Charles (MARSH) 12
  Trinity Dawson (TOL) 12
Points
1. Mike Smith* (MIAOH) 108
2. Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 104
  Steve Azar (NIL) 104
4. Michael Turner (NIL) 102
5. Jason Swiger (AKR) 91
6. Bobby Hendry (AKR) 90
  Joshua Cribbs (KENT) 90
8. Greg Jennings (WMI) 84
  Josh Harris* (BGSU) 84
  Cal Murray* (MIAOH) 84
Extra Point Attempts
1. Jared Parseghian* (MIAOH) 62
2. Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 60
3. Jason Swiger (AKR) 50
  Jason Robbins (TOL) 50
5. Ben Lewis (MARSH) 43
  Steve Azar (NIL) 43
7. Robert Menchinger (WMI) 41
8. Travis Mayle (KENT) 35
  Mike Gruzwalski (CMI) 35
10. Greg Dimarino (OH) 32
Extra Points Made
1. Jared Parseghian* (MIAOH) 61
2. Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 56
3. Jason Swiger (AKR) 49
4. Jason Robbins (TOL) 48
5. Steve Azar (NIL) 41
  Robert Menchinger (WMI) 41
  Ben Lewis (MARSH) 41
8. Mike Gruzwalski (CMI) 35
9. Travis Mayle (KENT) 33
10. Greg Dimarino (OH) 27
Field Goal Attempts
1. Steve Azar (NIL) 26
2. Travis Mayle (KENT) 24
  Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 24
4. Jason Swiger (AKR) 20
5. Andrew Wellock (EMI) 17
  Dallas Pelz (BUF) 17
7. Brian Jackson (BALLST) 16
8. Robert Menchinger (WMI) 15
9. Matt Prater (CFL) 13
10. Greg Dimarino (OH) 12
Field Goals Made
1. Steve Azar (NIL) 21
2. Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 16
  Travis Mayle (KENT) 16
4. Dallas Pelz (BUF) 14
  Jason Swiger (AKR) 14
  Andrew Wellock (EMI) 14
7. Brian Jackson (BALLST) 11
8. Matt Prater (CFL) 10
9. Greg Dimarino (OH) 8
  Robert Menchinger (WMI) 8
Field Goal Percentage
1. Dallas Pelz (BUF) 82.4
  Andrew Wellock (EMI) 82.4
3. Steve Azar (NIL) 80.8
4. Matt Prater (CFL) 76.9
5. Jason Swiger (AKR) 70.0
6. Brian Jackson (BALLST) 68.8
7. Greg Dimarino (OH) 66.7
  Travis Mayle (KENT) 66.7
  Shaun Suisham* (BGSU) 66.7
10. Robert Menchinger (WMI) 53.3
Punts
1. David Rysko (EMI) 81
2. Dominic Milano (BUF) 79
3. Adam Anderson (WMI) 72
4. Brian Brandt (CMI) 71
5. Joshua Brazen (KENT) 66
6. Philip Ems (BALLST) 64
7. Anthony Gallagher (NIL) 63
8. Matt Prater (CFL) 58
9. Matthew Miller (OH) 52
10. Nate Fry* (BGSU) 49
Punting Yards
1. David Rysko (EMI) 3260
2. Adam Anderson (WMI) 3162
3. Brian Brandt (CMI) 3058
4. Dominic Milano (BUF) 2977
5. Matt Prater (CFL) 2781
6. Joshua Brazen (KENT) 2665
7. Anthony Gallagher (NIL) 2533
8. Philip Ems (BALLST) 2389
9. Matthew Miller (OH) 2070
10. Nate Fry* (BGSU) 1993
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Matt Prater (CFL) 47.9
2. Adam Anderson (WMI) 43.9
3. Brandon Hannum (TOL) 43.5
4. Brian Brandt (CMI) 43.1
5. Billy Sullivan (AKR) 42.2
6. Nate Fry* (BGSU) 40.7
7. Joshua Brazen (KENT) 40.4
8. David Rysko (EMI) 40.2
9. Anthony Gallagher (NIL) 40.2
10. Matthew Miller (OH) 39.8
Punt Returns
1. Kendrick Mosley (WMI) 38
  Ryne Robinson* (MIAOH) 38
3. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 31
4. Tremel Guillory (MARSH) 30
5. Ryan Hahaj (BALLST) 25
6. Matt Cherry (AKR) 23
  P.J. Fleck (NIL) 23
8. Jon Drager (KENT) 20
  Matt Knueven (BUF) 20
10. Lance Moore (TOL) 17
Punt Return Yards
1. Ryne Robinson* (MIAOH) 654
2. Kendrick Mosley (WMI) 429
3. Matt Cherry (AKR) 305
4. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 274
5. Lance Moore (TOL) 219
6. Tremel Guillory (MARSH) 211
7. P.J. Fleck (NIL) 191
8. Ryan Hahaj (BALLST) 175
9. Chris Royal (MARSH) 164
10. Trumaine Riley (EMI) 156
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Ryne Robinson* (MIAOH) 17.2
2. Chris Royal (MARSH) 13.7
3. Matt Cherry (AKR) 13.3
4. Lance Moore (TOL) 12.9
5. Dan Sheldon (NIL) 12.5
6. Kendrick Mosley (WMI) 11.3
7. Trumaine Riley (EMI) 10.4
8. Tavaris Capers (CFL) 9.7
9. Charles Sharon* (BGSU) 8.8
10. P.J. Fleck (NIL) 8.3
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Ryne Robinson* (MIAOH) 3
2. Matt Cherry (AKR) 2
Kickoff Returns
1. Trumaine Riley (EMI) 41
2. Jamie Goodwin (AKR) 37
3. Justin Harper (CMI) 33
4. Greg Jennings (WMI) 31
5. Larry Bostic (BALLST) 28
  Dave Dawson (BUF) 28
7. Randee Drew (NIL) 27
8. Luther Huggins (CFL) 25
  Antonio King (KENT) 25
10. Aaron Leeper (BUF) 22
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Jamie Goodwin (AKR) 853
2. Trumaine Riley (EMI) 770
3. Greg Jennings (WMI) 669
4. Justin Harper (CMI) 646
5. Luther Huggins (CFL) 636
6. Randee Drew (NIL) 581
7. Dave Dawson (BUF) 578
8. Larry Bostic (BALLST) 565
9. Antonio King (KENT) 534
10. Lance Moore (TOL) 456
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Luther Huggins (CFL) 25.4
2. Earl Charles (MARSH) 23.2
3. Jamie Goodwin (AKR) 23.1
4. Scott Mayle (OH) 22.8
5. Lance Moore (TOL) 21.7
6. Greg Jennings (WMI) 21.6
7. Randee Drew (NIL) 21.5
8. Antonio King (KENT) 21.4
9. Dave Dawson (BUF) 20.6
10. Jerry Seymour (CMI) 20.6
Interceptions
1. Janssen Patton* (BGSU) 7
2. Randee Drew (NIL) 6
  Rickey McKenzie (AKR) 6
4. Brandon Hefflin (TOL) 5
  Rob Lee (NIL) 5
  John Busing* (MIAOH) 5
7. Terna Nande* (MIAOH) 4
  Willie Pope (WMI) 4
  Darrell Hunter* (MIAOH) 4
10. Gladstone Coke (MARSH) 3
  Matt Pusateri* (MIAOH) 3
  T.J. Wright (OH) 3
  Patrick Body (TOL) 3
  Ray Smith (NIL) 3
  Antonio Malone (TOL) 3
  Kevin Ford (WMI) 3
Interception Return Yards
1. T.J. Wright (OH) 119
2. Terna Nande* (MIAOH) 114
3. Darrell Hunter* (MIAOH) 95
4. John Busing* (MIAOH) 93
5. Janssen Patton* (BGSU) 84
6. Randee Drew (NIL) 81
7. Vinson Reynolds (NIL) 65
8. Patrick Body (TOL) 61
9. David Lusky (EMI) 60
10. Rickey McKenzie (AKR) 58
Interception Return Touchdowns
1. John Busing* (MIAOH) 2