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2003 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPSha-Ron Edwards, Boomer Grigsby
CaptainJim Ferguson, Boomer Grigsby, Andrew Papoccia, Ray Robinson, Mike Souza
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
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2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Drake*W 27–137,157
September 6at Illinois*L 22–4956,304
September 13Truman State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 49–67,339
September 20at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*W 21–146,318
September 27Florida Atlantic*No. 23
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–286,837
October 4No. 16 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 7–1612,026
October 11at No. 8 Southern IllinoisL 17–4513,247
October 18No. 9 Western Kentucky
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 24–278,945
October 25at Youngstown StateW 35–2517,179
November 1No. 13 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 20–248,415
November 8at Southwest Missouri StateW 48–432,898
November 15Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 38–35,491

References

  1. "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. Reinhardt, Randy (August 29, 2003). "Redbirds capture ugly victory". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Batterson, Steve (September 7, 2003). "First win is all that matters to Illini". Quad-City Times. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reinhardt, Randy (September 14, 2003). "ISU shows plenty in 1st half". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reinhardt, Randy (September 21, 2003). "Safety spurs Redbirds on to victory". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hutton, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Owls put together first win streak". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Gray, Rob (October 5, 2003). "Final flurry saves Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 6C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 2003). "Koutsos, Salukis hold 'rush week' against ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Moore's late TD lifts WKU, 27-24". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 2003. p. C13. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Reinhardt, Randy (October 26, 2003). "Offense gets rolling; Redbirds get going". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Reinhardt, Randy (November 2, 2003). "Too much Michna for Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Koehler, Steve (November 9, 2003). "Redbirds win offensive celebration". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Reinhardt, Randy (November 16, 2003). "Papoccia, Redbirds cap season in big way". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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