2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 10–2 6–2 Joe Novak 8th Matt Canada 1st Michael Turner Vinson Reynolds Randee Drew Nick Duffy P. J. Fleck Akil Grant Michael Turner Huskie Stadium The 2003 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MAC's West Division. Despite reaching bowl eligibility, Northern Illinois was not invited to a bowl game since the MAC only had two bowl tie-ins which went to those playing in the conference championship.Hachat Josh https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-mac-will-get-bow/160923110/ MAC will get bowled over again Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Newspapers.com December 4, 2003 December 14, 2024 The team played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 28 6:30 pm w y Maryland 15 Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL FSN 20–13 OT 28,018 September 6 12:00 pm w y 2003 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 42–17 18,123 September 20 6:00 pm w y y Alabama 21 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL PPV 19–16 83,818 NIU snaps 0–8 losing streak against SEC http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=232630333 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105806/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=232630333 dead March 4, 2016 Associated Press ESPN.com September 20, 2003 December 5, 2012 September 27 3:00 pm w y 20 Iowa State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 24–16 28,218 October 4 6:30 pm w 17 Ohio Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL PPV 30–23 OT 21,736 October 11 12:00 pm w y 16 Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI 40–24 23,268 October 18 3:00 pm w y 12 Western Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 37–10 28,221 October 25 3:00 pm l y 12 Bowling Green 23 Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH College GameDay ESPN2 18–34 31,007 November 1 1:00 pm w 21 Ball State Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL rivalry FSN 48–23 24,121 November 8 12:00 pm w y 23 Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY 40–9 5,127 November 15 2:00 pm l y 21 Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH FSN 30–49 20,929 November 22 1:00 pm w Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 38–24 16,589 http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/niu-m-footbl-2003.html Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101228210128/http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/niu-m-footbl-2003.html December 28, 2010 dead Rankings 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR RV RV RV 20 17 16 12 12 21 23 21 RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 16 NR RV RV RV 22 20 18 16 14 22 23 21 RV RV RV RV RV BCS 8 15 10 23 22 21 NR NR NR NR References Northern Illinois Category:Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons Northern Illinois Huskies football