Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (57th of 117)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Barry Alvarez (7-6)
PS/G: 27.3 (58th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 23.5 (50th of 117)
SRS: 6.44 (36th of 117) ▪ SOS: 4.21 (29th of 117)
Bowl Game: Lost Music City Bowl 28-14 versus Auburn
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 20 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 2003 | Sat | (21) Wisconsin | @ | West Virginia | Big East | W | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 6, 2003 | Sat | (18) Wisconsin | Akron | MAC | W | 48 | 31 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 13, 2003 | Sat | (14) Wisconsin | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | L | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 20, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | North Carolina | ACC | W | 38 | 27 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sep 27, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 38 | 20 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 4, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 30 | 23 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 11, 2003 | Sat | (23) Wisconsin | (3) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Oct 18, 2003 | Sat | (14) Wisconsin | (13) Purdue | Big Ten | L | 23 | 26 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Oct 25, 2003 | Sat | (20) Wisconsin | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 8, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | (24) Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 34 | 37 | 6 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 11 | Nov 15, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | (21) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 56 | 21 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Nov 22, 2003 | Sat | Wisconsin | (17) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 21 | 27 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Dec 31, 2003 | Wed | Wisconsin | N | Auburn | SEC | L | 14 | 28 | 7 | 6 | L 2 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |