Record: 11-3, .786 W-L% (11th of 117) ▪ Rank: 23rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gregg Brandon (11-3)
PS/G: 33.6 (20th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 21.7 (33rd of 117)
SRS: 4.90 (43rd of 117) ▪ SOS: -3.03 (82nd of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Motor City Bowl 28-24 versus Northwestern
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2003-08-28 | Eastern Kentucky | W (63-13) | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 422 | 3 | 44 | 222 | 5.0 | 6 | 81 | 644 | 8.0 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2003-09-06 | @ | Purdue | W (27-26) | 22 | 40 | 55.0 | 357 | 3 | 41 | 50 | 1.2 | 0 | 81 | 407 | 5.0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2003-09-13 | Liberty | W (62-3) | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 308 | 4 | 49 | 367 | 7.5 | 5 | 74 | 675 | 9.1 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2003-09-20 | @ | Ohio State | L (17-24) | 33 | 56 | 58.9 | 326 | 2 | 23 | 40 | 1.7 | 0 | 79 | 366 | 4.6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2003-10-04 | Central Michigan | W (23-3) | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 298 | 0 | 46 | 210 | 4.6 | 2 | 82 | 508 | 6.2 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2003-10-11 | @ | Western Michigan | W (32-21) | 27 | 39 | 69.2 | 286 | 2 | 49 | 224 | 4.6 | 2 | 88 | 510 | 5.8 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2003-10-18 | @ | Eastern Michigan | W (33-20) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 187 | 0 | 46 | 305 | 6.6 | 4 | 71 | 492 | 6.9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2003-10-25 | Northern Illinois | W (34-18) | 27 | 43 | 62.8 | 438 | 3 | 50 | 196 | 3.9 | 1 | 93 | 634 | 6.8 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2003-11-04 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (10-33) | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 160 | 1 | 37 | 183 | 4.9 | 0 | 72 | 343 | 4.8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 2003-11-15 | Kent State | W (42-33) | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 324 | 3 | 42 | 297 | 7.1 | 3 | 78 | 621 | 8.0 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2003-11-22 | @ | Ball State | W (41-14) | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 150 | 2 | 48 | 295 | 6.1 | 4 | 77 | 445 | 5.8 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2003-11-29 | Toledo | W (31-23) | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 304 | 4 | 36 | 129 | 3.6 | 0 | 63 | 433 | 6.9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2003-12-04 | Miami (FL) | L (27-49) | 30 | 49 | 61.2 | 260 | 2 | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 1 | 84 | 402 | 4.8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2003-12-26 | N | Northwestern | W (28-24) | 38 | 51 | 74.5 | 386 | 3 | 37 | 88 | 2.4 | 1 | 88 | 474 | 5.4 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 Games | 345 | 528 | 65.3 | 4206 | 32 | 583 | 2748 | 4.7 | 29 | 1111 | 6954 | 6.3 | 197 | 165 | 13 | 375 | 81 | 647 | 15 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2003-08-28 | Eastern Kentucky | W (63-13) | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 170 | 1 | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | 1 | 63 | 309 | 4.9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2003-09-06 | @ | Purdue | W (27-26) | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 255 | 3 | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 0 | 70 | 350 | 5.0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2003-09-13 | Liberty | W (62-3) | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 192 | 0 | 34 | 57 | 1.7 | 0 | 65 | 249 | 3.8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2003-09-20 | @ | Ohio State | L (17-24) | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 118 | 1 | 48 | 205 | 4.3 | 2 | 64 | 323 | 5.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2003-10-04 | Central Michigan | W (23-3) | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 126 | 0 | 42 | 158 | 3.8 | 0 | 71 | 284 | 4.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2003-10-11 | @ | Western Michigan | W (32-21) | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 330 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 0 | 56 | 387 | 6.9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 2003-10-18 | @ | Eastern Michigan | W (33-20) | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 170 | 1 | 42 | 144 | 3.4 | 1 | 66 | 314 | 4.8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2003-10-25 | Northern Illinois | W (34-18) | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 165 | 2 | 27 | 62 | 2.3 | 0 | 57 | 227 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2003-11-04 | @ | Miami (FL) | L (10-33) | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 250 | 0 | 36 | 126 | 3.5 | 4 | 65 | 376 | 5.8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 2003-11-15 | Kent State | W (42-33) | 19 | 45 | 42.2 | 239 | 1 | 46 | 298 | 6.5 | 4 | 91 | 537 | 5.9 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2003-11-22 | @ | Ball State | W (41-14) | 21 | 43 | 48.8 | 211 | 0 | 31 | 116 | 3.7 | 2 | 74 | 327 | 4.4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2003-11-29 | Toledo | W (31-23) | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 184 | 3 | 44 | 198 | 4.5 | 0 | 67 | 382 | 5.7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2003-12-04 | Miami (FL) | L (27-49) | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 440 | 4 | 31 | 136 | 4.4 | 3 | 66 | 576 | 8.7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2003-12-26 | N | Northwestern | W (28-24) | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 58 | 0 | 46 | 357 | 7.8 | 3 | 61 | 415 | 6.8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 Games | 235 | 430 | 54.7 | 2908 | 19 | 506 | 2148 | 4.2 | 20 | 936 | 5056 | 4.9 | 122 | 111 | 21 | 254 | 57 | 580 | 11 | 11 | 22 | ||||