2003 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 2003 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the East Division. The Bobcats were led by third year head coach Brian Knorr.^[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[2]

2003 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Knorr (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Gregory (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6					3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2					10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 17–3	10,173
September 6	2:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 20–48	40,056
September 13	2:00 pm	Minnesota*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 20–42	20,227
September 27	4:00 pm	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 32–39	14,281
October 4	7:30 pm	at No. 17 Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ONN	L 23–30 OT	21,736
October 11	2:00 pm	UCF	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ONN	W 28–0	21,109
October 18	7:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNGP	L 14–35	61,107
October 25	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		L 17–26	4,423
November 8	2:00 pm	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 33–37	14,827
November 15	12:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		L 28–35	9,102
November 22	2:30 pm	No. 18 Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	FSN	L 31–49	14,327
November 28	12:00 pm	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (Battle for the Bell)	FSN	L 0–28	19,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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