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2003 Michigan State Spartans football team

2003 Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Alamo Bowl, L 3–17 vs. Nebraska
Conference Big Ten Conference
2003 record 8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach John L. Smith
Home stadium Spartan Stadium (c. 72,027 natural grass)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Michigan $   7 1         10 3  
#4 Ohio State %   6 2         11 2  
#18 Purdue   6 2         9 4  
#8 Iowa   5 3         10 3  
#20 Minnesota   5 3         10 3  
Michigan State   5 3         8 5  
Wisconsin   4 4         7 6  
Northwestern   4 4         6 7  
Penn State   1 7         3 9  
Indiana   1 7         2 10  
Illinois   0 8         1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.


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