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2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team - Wikipedia

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2003 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach	Denver Johnson (4th season)
MVP	Sha-Ron Edwards, Boomer Grigsby
Captain	Jim Ferguson, Boomer Grigsby, Andrew Papoccia, Ray Robinson, Mike Souza
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^	6	–	1	10	–	2
No. 6 Western Illinois ^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^	5	–	2	9	–	4
Illinois State	3	–	4	6	–	6
Youngstown State	2	–	5	5	–	7
Southwest Missouri State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Indiana State	0	–	7	3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway.^[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	Drake*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 27–13	7,157	^[2]
September 6	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 22–49	56,304	^[3]
September 13	Truman State*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 49–6	7,339	^[4]
September 20	at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	W 21–14	6,318	^[5]
September 27	Florida Atlantic*	No. 23	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 10–28	6,837	^[6]
October 4	No. 16 Northern Iowa		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–16	12,026	^[7]
October 11	at No. 8 Southern Illinois		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–45	13,247	^[8]
October 18	No. 9 Western Kentucky		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 24–27	8,945	^[9]
October 25	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 35–25	17,179	^[10]
November 1	No. 13 Western Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 20–24	8,415	^[11]
November 8	at Southwest Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 48–43	2,898	^[12]
November 15	Indiana State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 38–3	5,491	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (August 29, 2003). "Redbirds capture ugly victory". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Batterson, Steve (September 7, 2003). "First win is all that matters to Illini". Quad-City Times. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 14, 2003). "ISU shows plenty in 1st half". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 21, 2003). "Safety spurs Redbirds on to victory". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hutton, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Owls put together first win streak". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 1C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gray, Rob (October 5, 2003). "Final flurry saves Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 6C. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 2003). "Koutsos, Salukis hold 'rush week' against ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Moore's late TD lifts WKU, 27-24". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 2003. p. C13. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 26, 2003). "Offense gets rolling; Redbirds get going". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 2, 2003). "Too much Michna for Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Koehler, Steve (November 9, 2003). "Redbirds win offensive celebration". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 16, 2003). "Papoccia, Redbirds cap season in big way". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Illinois State Redbirds football
Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1887 1888–1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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