The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 5-7 in 2003.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 243 | 4,036 | 883 | 4.6 | 1,887 | 472 | 4.0 | 2,149 | 411 | 5.2 | 206 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 75 | 612 | ||
Team Rank | 95th | 95th | 61st | 101st | 63rd | 73rd | 56th | 93rd | 50th | 114th | 103rd | 82nd | 90th | 90th | 35th | 30th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 315 | 4,082 | 5.0 | 1,526 | 486 | 3.1 | 2,556 | 337 | 7.6 | 201 | 88 | 102 | 102 | 77 | 563 | |||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 20th | 36th | 24th | 56th | 18th | 38th | 18th | 84th | 9th | 30th | 18th | 18th | 81st | 107th | ||||
Net | -72 | -46 | +883 | -0.4 | +361 | -14 | +0.9 | -407 | +74 | -2.4 | +5 | +4 | -5 | -5 | -2 | +49 | |||
Net Rank | 83rd | 63rd | 61st | 79th | 46th | 71st | 27th | 81st | 25th | 109th | 53rd | 62nd | 70th | 70th | 57th | 73rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |