2003 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2003 Big Ten Conference football season was the 108th season for the Big Ten Conference. Michigan won the conference, finishing ahead of Ohio State and Purdue.[1][2]

2003 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
DurationAugust, 2003
through January, 2004
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2004 NFL Draft
Top draft pickRobert Gallery (Iowa)
Picked byOakland Raiders, first round (2nd overall)
Regular Season
ChampionsMichigan
  Runners-upOhio State
Purdue
Season MVPChris Perry (Michigan)
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Michigan $  7 1   10 3  
No. 4 Ohio State %  6 2   11 2  
No. 18 Purdue  6 2   9 4  
No. 8 Iowa  5 3   10 3  
No. 20 Minnesota  5 3   10 3  
Michigan State  5 3   8 5  
Wisconsin  4 4   7 6  
Northwestern  4 4   6 7  
Penn State  1 7   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   2 10  
Illinois  0 8   1 11  
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score
Dec. 26, 2003Motor City BowlNorthwesternBowling Green28-24
Dec. 29, 2003Alamo BowlMichigan StateNebraska17-3
Dec. 31, 2003Music City BowlWisconsinAuburn28-14
Dec. 31, 2003Sun BowlMinnesotaOregon31-30
Jan. 1, 2004Outback BowlIowaFlorida37-17
Jan. 1, 2004Capital One BowlPurdueGeorgia34-27 (OT)
Jan. 1, 2004Rose BowlMichiganUSC28-14
Jan. 2, 2004Fiesta BowlOhio StateKansas State35-28

See also

References

  1. "2003 Standings and Results". bigten.org. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. "2003 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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