2003 Big Ten Conference football season

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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
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)
Football seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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]

Rankings[edit]

Bowl games[edit]

Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score
Dec. 26, 2003 Motor City Bowl Northwestern Bowling Green 28-24
Dec. 29, 2003 Alamo Bowl Michigan State Nebraska 17-3
Dec. 31, 2003 Music City Bowl Wisconsin Auburn 28-14
Dec. 31, 2003 Sun Bowl Minnesota Oregon 31-30
Jan. 1, 2004 Outback Bowl Iowa Florida 37-17
Jan. 1, 2004 Capital One Bowl Purdue Georgia 34-27 (OT)
Jan. 1, 2004 Rose Bowl Michigan USC 28-14
Jan. 2, 2004 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State Kansas State 35-28

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.