2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1–11 0–8 Ron Turner 7th Pro-style Mike Cassity 3rd 4–3 Memorial Stadium The 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under Ron Turner, the Illini compiled a 1–11 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 398 to 203.2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2003-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jon Beutjer (1,597 passing yards), running back E. B. Halsey (525 rushing yards), wide receiver Kelvin Hayden (52 receptions for 592 yards), and kicker John Gockman (63 points scored, 21 of 21 extra points, 14 of 22 field goals).2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2003.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 11:00 am l y y Missouri Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO ABC 15–22 63,576 September 6 11:00 am w y Illinois State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 49–22 56,304 Batterson Steve First win is all that matters to Illini https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113907628/quad-city-times/ November 30, 2022 Quad-City Times September 7, 2003 D1 Newspapers.com September 13 7:00 pm l y y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 3–6 51,118 September 20 11:00 am l y California Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 24–31 58,363 September 27 5:00 pm l Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 20–38 58,495 October 4 11:00 am l y Purdue 23 Purdue Cannon Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN 10–43 63,139 October 11 11:00 am l Michigan State 21 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 14–49 47,509 October 18 11:00 am l y Michigan 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ESPN+ 14–56 110,231 October 25 11:00 am l y Minnesota 24 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 10–36 46,407 November 1 11:00 am l y Iowa 13 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN+ 10–41 70,397 November 8 11:00 am l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry ESPN+ 14–17 24,102 November 22 11:00 am l Northwestern Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN+ 21–38 38,6882003 Archive http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2003.html University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana Department of Athletics September 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140210110309/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ill-m-footbl-2003.html 2014-02-10 dead Roster 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini f 7 Jr Jon Beutjer QB y 73 Sr Sean Bubin OL y 24 Sr Carey Davis FB y 34 So Jason Davis Jason Davis (American football) FB y 6 Jr Kelvin Hayden WR y 84 So Kendrick Jones WR y 23 Fr Marcus Mason RB y 16 Fr Chris Pazan QB y 75 Jr Duke Preston C y 30 Fr Pierre Thomas Pierre Thomas (American football) RB y 18 Fr Alan Ball Alan Ball (American football) S y 59 Fr Kam Buckner DL y 48 Fr Jeremy Leman LB y 42 Fr Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (safety) S y 5 Sr Christian Morton CB y 66 Jr Brian Schaefering DE y 44 Jr Matt Sinclair LB y 98 Sr Derrick Strong DE y 37 So Steve Weatherford P y https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_2000.aspx?#2003 *Ron Turner References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football