2003 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
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

The 2003 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The team won the first of its back to back Big Ten Championships.[1] The team lost to the USC Trojans in 2004 Rose Bowl.[2]

Coaching staff

Schedule

August 3012:10 PMCentral Michigan*No. 4/7

ESPN+W 45–7 110,637 September 612:00 PMHouston*No. 5/7

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

ESPNW 50–3 109,580 September 133:30 PMNo. 15/14 Notre Dame*No. 5/7

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)

ABCW 38–0 111,726 September 203:30 PMat No. 22/22 Oregon*No. 3/5

ABCL 27–31 59,023 September 2712:10 PMIndianaNo. 11/10

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

ESPN+W 31–17 110,788 October 42:30 PMat No. 23/19 IowaNo. 9/11

ABCL 27–30 70,397 October 107:00 PMat No. 17/13 MinnesotaNo. 20/18

ESPNW 38–35 62,374 October 1812:00 PMIllinoisdaggerNo. 17/17

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)

ESPN+W 56–14 110,231 October 253:30 PMNo. 10/10 PurdueNo. 13/15

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI

ABCW 31–3 111,349 November 112:00 PMat No. 9/10 Michigan StateNo. 11/12

ABCW 27–20 75,129 November 152:30 PMat NorthwesternNo. 5/5

ESPNW 41–10 40,681 November 2212:00 PMNo. 4/4 Ohio StateNo. 5/5

  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)

ABCW 35–21 112,118 January 1, 20045:00 PMvs. No. 1/1 USC*No. 4/4

ABCL 14–28 93,849

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Game notes

Central Michigan

Houston

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 000 0
Michigan 7 10714 38

Oregon

Indiana

Iowa

Minnesota

1 234Total
Michigan 0 0731 38
Minnesota 7 7147 35

Illinois


Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 0 030 3
Michigan 14 0710 31

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan 0 1377 27
Michigan State 0 3710 20

Northwestern

Ohio State

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 777 21
Michigan 7 1477 35

Rose Bowl

Statistical achievements

Chris Perry was the Big Ten rushing individual statistical champion (126.8 yards per conference games and 128.8 yards per game).[3] Perry set numerous current school records during the season including single-game attempts (51, November 1, 2003) surpassing Ron Johnson's 1967 record of 42, and single-season attempts (338) surpassing Anthony Thomas' 2000 record of 319.[4]

The team led the Big Ten in passing offense for all games (270.8 yards per game), although Michigan State won the title for conference games.[5] They were also the Big Ten scoring statistical champions for conference games (35.8 points per game), although Minnesota was the champion for all games.[6] They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both conference games (96.6) and all games (102.2).[7] The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (286.1) and all games (316.4).[7] The November 22 Michigan - Ohio State football rivalry game set the current conference single-game attendance record of 112,118.[8]

Braylon Edwards posted four consecutive 100-yard reception games, surpassing Desmond Howard, Carter and Marcus Knight who all had three in various seasons. Edwards would tie this record the following season, but Mario Manningham posted six in 2007 to establish the current record.[9] John Navarre set numerous career records: pass attempts (1366) extending his own record established the prior season; completions (765), surpassing Elvis Grbac's 1992 record of 522; passing yards (9254), surpassing Grbac's 6460. Chad Henne broke each of these records during his career ending in 2007. Navarre also broke his own single-season records for pass attempts (456), completions (270) and yards (3331) set the prior season. Navarre broke Tom Brady's single-game passing yards record of 375 with a 389-yard performance on October 4 against Iowa. These single-game and single-season records still stand. The final touchdown pass of his career gave him 72, one more than Grbac for another record to be broken by Henne. Navarre established the current records for single-season yards per game (256.2), surpassing his own record of the prior year, and career yards per game (215.2), surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 175.8. He broke his own single-season 200-yard game record with 10 bringing his record setting career total to 28.[10]

Awards and honors

The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.[11][12]

National

Conference

Team

  • Co-captains: Grant Bowman, Carl Diggs, John Navarre
  • Most Valuable Player: Chris Perry
  • Meyer Morton Award: Braylon Edwards
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Jake Long
  • Frederick Matthei Award: Jason Avant
  • Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens
  • Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Andy Mingery
  • Hugh Rader Jr. Award: David Baas, Tony Pape
  • Robert P. Ufer Award: John Navarre
  • Roger Zatkoff Award: Lawrence Reid
  • Dick Katcher Award: Grant Bowman, Norman Heuer, Larry Stevens

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 69. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 84. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. pp. 51–2. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. p. 114. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 55. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 56. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 57. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. p. 64. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 124–125. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  10. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2009. pp. 120–123. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  11. ^ "2003 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  12. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2009. pp. 70–82. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

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