Record: 10-3, .769 W-L% (13th of 117) ▪ Rank: 19th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 12 (North Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Frank Solich (9-3), Bo Pelini (1-0)
PS/G: 24.8 (75th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 14.5 (2nd of 117)
SRS: 11.18 (18th of 117) ▪ SOS: 2.18 (50th of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Alamo Bowl 17-3 versus Michigan State
| 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 | 2003-08-30 | Oklahoma State | W (17-7) | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 78 | 0 | 65 | 268 | 4.1 | 1 | 81 | 346 | 4.3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2003-09-06 | Utah State | W (31-7) | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 132 | 0 | 64 | 273 | 4.3 | 3 | 81 | 405 | 5.0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2003-09-13 | Penn State | W (18-10) | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 60 | 0 | 72 | 337 | 4.7 | 1 | 78 | 397 | 5.1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2003-09-25 | @ | Southern Mississippi | W (38-14) | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 124 | 2 | 45 | 141 | 3.1 | 3 | 60 | 265 | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2003-10-04 | Troy | W (30-0) | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 160 | 1 | 47 | 186 | 4.0 | 3 | 62 | 346 | 5.6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2003-10-11 | @ | Missouri | L (24-41) | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 146 | 1 | 54 | 253 | 4.7 | 2 | 73 | 399 | 5.5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 2003-10-18 | Texas A&M | W (48-12) | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 51 | 1 | 68 | 333 | 4.9 | 4 | 77 | 384 | 5.0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2003-10-25 | Iowa State | W (28-0) | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 282 | 5.2 | 3 | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2003-11-01 | @ | Texas | L (7-31) | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 122 | 1 | 40 | 53 | 1.3 | 0 | 55 | 175 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2003-11-08 | @ | Kansas | W (24-3) | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 110 | 0 | 53 | 290 | 5.5 | 3 | 65 | 400 | 6.2 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 2003-11-15 | Kansas State | L (9-38) | 8 | 26 | 30.8 | 98 | 1 | 41 | 195 | 4.8 | 0 | 67 | 293 | 4.4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | 2003-11-28 | @ | Colorado | W (31-22) | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 146 | 1 | 59 | 223 | 3.8 | 3 | 77 | 369 | 4.8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2003-12-29 | N | Michigan State | W (17-3) | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 160 | 0 | 54 | 229 | 4.2 | 2 | 71 | 389 | 5.5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 94 | 192 | 49.0 | 1422 | 8 | 716 | 3063 | 4.3 | 28 | 908 | 4485 | 4.9 | 55 | 165 | 16 | 236 | 89 | 710 | 14 | 10 | 24 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2003-08-30 | Oklahoma State | W (17-7) | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 97 | 1 | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 0 | 58 | 183 | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2003-09-06 | Utah State | W (31-7) | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 178 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 2.6 | 0 | 58 | 238 | 4.1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2003-09-13 | Penn State | W (18-10) | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 159 | 0 | 21 | 44 | 2.1 | 1 | 54 | 203 | 3.8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2003-09-25 | @ | Southern Mississippi | W (38-14) | 18 | 42 | 42.9 | 211 | 1 | 36 | 108 | 3.0 | 1 | 78 | 319 | 4.1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2003-10-04 | Troy | W (30-0) | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 84 | 0 | 37 | 66 | 1.8 | 0 | 60 | 150 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2003-10-11 | @ | Missouri | L (24-41) | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 241 | 2 | 44 | 211 | 4.8 | 4 | 73 | 452 | 6.2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2003-10-18 | Texas A&M | W (48-12) | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 109 | 0 | 37 | 135 | 3.6 | 0 | 64 | 244 | 3.8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | 2003-10-25 | Iowa State | W (28-0) | 20 | 41 | 48.8 | 160 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 0 | 71 | 230 | 3.2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2003-11-01 | @ | Texas | L (7-31) | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 131 | 0 | 51 | 353 | 6.9 | 4 | 78 | 484 | 6.2 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 2003-11-08 | @ | Kansas | W (24-3) | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 204 | 0 | 29 | 88 | 3.0 | 0 | 63 | 292 | 4.6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 2003-11-15 | Kansas State | L (9-38) | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 313 | 2 | 53 | 248 | 4.7 | 3 | 81 | 561 | 6.9 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | 2003-11-28 | @ | Colorado | W (31-22) | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 269 | 3 | 31 | 64 | 2.1 | 0 | 75 | 333 | 4.4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 2003-12-29 | N | Michigan State | W (17-3) | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 156 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 0 | 62 | 174 | 2.8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 218 | 430 | 50.7 | 2312 | 10 | 445 | 1551 | 3.5 | 13 | 875 | 3863 | 3.2 | 116 | 87 | 15 | 218 | 82 | 669 | 15 | 32 | 47 | ||||