2003 Football Schedule
Home games are in orange, away games, blue.
| Date | Team & Location |
| Sat, Aug 30 | vs. Missouri (St. Louis) |
| Sat, Sep 6 | vs. Illinois State |
| Sat, Sep 13 | at UCLA |
| Sat, Sep 20 | vs. California |
| Sat, Sep 27 | vs. Wisconsin |
| Sat, Oct 4 | at Purdue |
| Sat, Oct 11 | vs. Michigan State |
| Sat, Oct 18 | at Michigan |
| Sat, Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota (Homecoming) |
| Sat, Nov 1 | at Iowa |
| Sat, Nov 8 | at Indiana |
| Sat, Nov 22 | vs. Northwestern |