American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 30 11:00 am vs. Missouri * ABC L 15–2263,576
September 6 11:00 am Illinois State * ESPN+ W 49–2256,304 [ 1]
September 13 7:00 pm at UCLA * ABC L 3–651,118
September 20 11:00 am California * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 24–3158,363
September 27 5:00 pm Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 L 20–3858,495
October 4 11:00 am at No. 23 Purdue ESPN L 10–4363,139
October 11 11:00 am No. 21 Michigan State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN L 14–4947,509
October 18 11:00 am at No. 17 Michigan ESPN+ L 14–56110,231
October 25 11:00 am No. 24 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 10–3646,407
November 1 11:00 am at No. 13 Iowa ESPN+ L 10–4170,397
November 8 11:00 am at Indiana ESPN+ L 14–1724,102
November 22 11:00 am Northwestern ESPN+ L 21–3838,688
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold