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.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
11:00 AM |
vs. Missouri* |
Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO |
ABC |
L 15–22 |
63,576 |
September 6 |
11:00 AM |
Illinois State* |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN+ |
W 49–22 |
56,304 |
September 13 |
7:00 PM |
at UCLA* |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
L 3–6 |
51,118 |
September 20 |
11:00 AM |
California* |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN+ |
L 24–31 |
58,363 |
September 27 |
5:00 PM |
Wisconsin |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN2 |
L 20–38 |
58,495 |
October 4 |
11:00 AM |
at #23 Purdue |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) |
ESPN |
L 10–43 |
63,139 |
October 11 |
11:00 AM |
#21 Michigan State |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN |
L 14–61 |
47,509 |
October 18 |
11:00 AM |
at #17 Michigan |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN+ |
L 14–56 |
110,231 |
October 25 |
11:00 AM |
#24 Minnesota |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN+ |
L 10–36 |
46,407 |
November 1 |
11:00 AM |
at #13 Iowa |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ESPN+ |
L 10–41 |
70,397 |
November 8 |
11:00 AM |
at Indiana |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
ESPN+ |
L 14–17 |
24,102 |
November 18 |
11:00 AM |
Northwestern |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) |
ESPN+ |
L 21–38 |
38,688 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ↑ "2003 Archive". University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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