2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his seventh season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 1–11.

2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Michigan $ 71  103 
No. 4 Ohio State % 62  112 
No. 18 Purdue 62  94 
No. 8 Iowa 53  103 
No. 20 Minnesota 53  103 
Michigan State 53  85 
Wisconsin 44  76 
Northwestern 44  67 
Penn State 17  39 
Indiana 17  210 
Illinois 08  111 
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3011:00 amvs. Missouri*ABCL 15–2263,576
September 611:00 amIllinois State*ESPN+W 49–2256,304[1]
September 137:00 pmat UCLA*ABCL 3–651,118
September 2011:00 amCalifornia*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN+L 24–3158,363
September 275:00 pmWisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 20–3858,495
October 411:00 amat No. 23 PurdueESPNL 10–4363,139
October 1111:00 amNo. 21 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPNL 14–4947,509
October 1811:00 amat No. 17 MichiganESPN+L 14–56110,231
October 2511:00 amNo. 24 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN+L 10–3646,407
November 111:00 amat No. 13 IowaESPN+L 10–4170,397
November 811:00 amat IndianaESPN+L 14–1724,102
November 2211:00 amNorthwestern
ESPN+L 21–3838,688
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB7Jon BeutjerJr
OL73Sean BubinSr
FB24Carey DavisSr
FB34Jason DavisSo
WR6Kelvin HaydenJr
WR84Kendrick JonesSo
RB23Marcus MasonFr
QB16Chris PazanFr
C75Duke PrestonJr
RB30Pierre ThomasFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S18Alan BallFr
DL59Kam BucknerFr
LB48Jeremy LemanFr
S42Kevin MitchellFr
CB5Christian MortonSr
DE66Brian SchaeferingJr
LB44Matt SinclairJr
DE98Derrick StrongSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P37Steve WeatherfordSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References


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