2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
2003 Northwestern Wildcats football
Motor City Bowl, L 24–28 vs. Bowling Green
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Walker (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Dunbar (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Louis Ayeni; Pat Durr (2nd year); Torri Stuckey; Jason Wright;
Home stadium	Ryan Field
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.

2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 28–20	27,775
September 6	12:00 pm	Air Force*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		L 21–22	21,772
September 13	11:00 am	Miami (Ohio)*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 14–44	24,215
September 20	1:00 pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 28–10	21,143
September 27	11:00 pm	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN2	L 0–20	104,680
October 4	11:00 am	No. 21 Minnesota	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 17–42	23,539
October 11	10:00 am	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN+	W 37–31 ^OT	27,213
October 25	11:00 am	No. 20 Wisconsin	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 16–7	36,233
November 1	11:00 am	at No. 11 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 14–34	51,110
November 8	11:00 am	Penn State	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 17–7	26,188
November 15	2:30 pm	No. 9 Michigan	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–41	40,681
November 22	11:00 am	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	ESPN+	W 37–20	38,688
December 26	4:00 pm	vs. No. 24 Bowling Green*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–28	51,286
*Non-conference game Rankings from BCS Poll or AP Poll if BCS not available All times are in Central time

2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Brett Basanez	So
TE	`7`	Ray Bogenrief	Sr
OT	`76`	Trai Essex	Jr
RB	`33`	Noah Herron	Jr
OL	`61`	Greg Lutzen	So
OT	`60`	Ikechuku Ndukwe	Jr
G	`63`	Zach Strief	So
G	`64`	Matt Ulrich	Jr
C	`50`	Trevor Rees	Fr
QB	`16`	Alexander Webb	Fr
RB	`18`	Jason Wright (C)	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`94`	Luis Castillo	Jr
DT	`97`	Colby Clark	Jr
DT	`67`	Barry Cofield	So
CB	`20`	Marquice Cole	So
LB	`3`	Pat Durr (C)	Sr
LB	`41`	Tim McGarigle	So
LB	`38`	Nick Roach	Fr
LB	`46`	Eric VanderHorst	So
CB	`31`	Marvin Ward	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2003-12-18