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American college football season
The 2003 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the first year for head coach John L. Smith, who would win Big Ten coach of the year in his debut, but would later be fired after the 2006 season.
The Spartans were coming off a 4–8 season and had just let go of head coach Bobby Williams.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:40 p.m. | Western Michigan* | | | ESPN Plus | W 26–21 | 72,923 |
September 6 | 3:40 p.m. | Rutgers* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN Plus | W 44–28 | 72,579 |
September 13 | 12:10 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN Plus | L 19–20 | 72,387 |
September 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | | | NBC | W 22–16 | 80,795 |
September 27 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 13 Iowa | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| ESPN Plus | W 20–10 | 72,276 |
October 4 | 12:10 p.m. | Indiana![dagger](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 25 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ESPN Plus | W 31–3 | 72,398 |
October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | W 49–14 | 47,509 |
October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Minnesota | No. 15 | | ESPN2 | W 44–38 | 38,778 |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Michigan | No. 9 | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ABC | L 20–27 | 75,129 |
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Ohio State | No. 14 | | ABC | L 23–33 | 105,194 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | L 21–56 | 79,256 |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn State | | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 41–10 | 72,119 |
December 29 | 9:05 p.m. | vs. No. 22 Nebraska* | | | ESPN | L 3–17 | 56,226 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | RV | — | RV | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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BCS | Not released | 13 | 10 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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2003 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |