2003 Big Ten Conference football season

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]

2003 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I-A
Sport	football
Duration	August, 2003 through January, 2004
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2004 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Robert Gallery (Iowa)
Picked by	Oakland Raiders, first round (2nd overall)
Regular Season
Champions	Michigan
Runners-up	Ohio State Purdue
Season MVP	Chris Perry (Michigan)
Football seasons
← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Rankings

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Bowl games

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

• 2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team

References

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.