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Michigan Football Team History


Michigan Wolverines
University of Michigan
 Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Stadium: Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 107,501
Colors: Maize & Azure Blue
Coach: Lloyd Carr
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1878  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Lloyd Carr enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Michigan.
 The Wolverines won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Central Michigan  45   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Houston  50   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Notre Dame  38   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Oregon  27   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Indiana  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Iowa  27   30   L       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Minnesota  38   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Illinois  56   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Purdue  31   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Michigan State  27   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Northwestern  41   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Ohio State  35   21   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Southern California  14   28   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored460
  Scoring Average35.4
  Points Allowed219
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record92-73
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-2
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 10-3-0 AP
7 10-3-0 Coaches
7 10-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2003 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 10-3503285Won  31-305-3285204  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-10177388 1-7104279  Gerry DiNardo
Illinois 1-11203398 0-8112317  Ron Turner
Michigan 10-3460219Lost  14-287-1286150  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 11-2322229Won  35-286-2175124  Jim Tressel
Purdue 9-4349225Lost  27-346-2198137  Joe Tiller
Iowa 10-3372210Won  37-175-3197160  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State 8-5363293Lost  3-175-3249191  John L. Smith
Wisconsin 7-6355306Lost  14-284-4226180  Barry Alvarez
Northwestern 6-7263326Lost  24-284-4148202  Randy Walker
Penn State 3-9233255 1-7154190  Joe Paterno

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.