2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2003 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Jim Ferguson
  • Boomer Grigsby
  • Andrew Papoccia
  • Ray Robinson
  • Mike Souza
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^  6 1   10 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^  6 1   10 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^  5 2   9 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^  5 2   9 4  
Illinois State  3 4   6 6  
Youngstown State  2 5   5 7  
Southwest Missouri State  1 6   4 7  
Indiana State  0 7   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.