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2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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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.

Record6–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Headcoach
MVPs
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2003 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Jim Ferguson
  • Boomer Grigsby
  • Andrew Papoccia
  • Ray Robinson
  • Mike Souza
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
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2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Drake*W 27–137,157[2]
September 6at Illinois*L 22–4956,304[3]
September 13Truman State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 49–67,339[4]
September 20at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*W 21–146,318[5]
September 27Florida Atlantic*No. 23
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–286,837[6]
October 4No. 16 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 7–1612,026[7]
October 11at No. 8 Southern IllinoisL 17–4513,247[8]
October 18No. 9 Western Kentuckydagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 24–278,945[9]
October 25at Youngstown StateW 35–2517,179[10]
November 1No. 13 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 20–248,415[11]
November 8at Southwest Missouri StateW 48–432,898[12]
November 15Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 38–35,491[13]
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