2003 Western Michigan Broncos football team
{{short description|Football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2003
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| sport = football
| image = Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Gary Darnell
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Brian Rock
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Jason Feldpausch
| captain =
| stadium = Waldo Stadium
}}
{{2003 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2003 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 370 to 331.{{cite web|title=Football Records: Annual Results|publisher=Western Michigan University|access-date=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424}}{{cite web|title=Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 2000-09|publisher=Western Michigan University|access-date=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948171}}{{cite web|title=2003 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/2003-schedule.html}} The team played its home games in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web|title=Waldo Stadium |publisher=Western Michigan University |access-date=July 5, 2016 |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}
The team's statistical leaders included Chad Munson with 2,123 passing yards, Philip Reed with 744 rushing yards, and Greg Jennings with 1,050 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=2003 Western Michigan Broncos Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/2003.html}} Linebacker Jason Babin was selected by The Sporting News as a second-team All-American.{{cite web|title=Football History: National Awards|publisher=Western Michigan University|access-date=July 6, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204950517}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2003
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
| time = y
| tv = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|August 30|3:40 p.m.|@|Michigan State
|September 6|7:00 p.m.||William & Mary
|September 13|2:00 p.m.||Virginia
|September 27|4:00 p.m.|@|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH||W 39-32|14,281|
|October 4|2:00 p.m.|@|Eastern Michigan|Rynearson Stadium|Ypsilanti, MI||W 31-3|19,963|
|October 11|2:00 p.m.||Bowling Green|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI||L 21-32|23,843|
|October 18|4:00 p.m.|@|No. 18 Northern Illinois|Huskie Stadium|DeKalb, IL||L 10-37|28,221|
|October 25|2:30 p.m.||Marshall|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|FSN|L 21-41|15,878|
|November 1|12:00 p.m.|@|Connecticut
|November 8|||Ball State|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI||W 28-20|8,662|
|November 15|||Central Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)||W 44-21||
|November 22|7:00 p.m.|@|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH||L 17-34|15,191|
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 2003
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=So|first=Greg|last=Jennings|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=So|first=Tony|last=Scheffler|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
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}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Gary Darnell
| asst_coach =
| accessdate= 2015-12-20
}}
References
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{{Western Michigan Broncos football navbox}}
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