The Michigan State Spartans were 8-4 in 2003. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 17 to 3, in the Alamo Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 | ||
4-4 | 6-7 |
| 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 | 13 | 363 | 4,776 | 896 | 5.3 | 1,266 | 390 | 3.2 | 3,510 | 506 | 6.9 | 253 | 82 | 149 | 149 | 124 | 1,059 | ||
Team Rank | 46th | 54th | 52nd | 60th | 107th | 105th | 101st | 20th | 7th | 69th | 52nd | 94th | 20th | 20th | 114th | 114th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 293 | 4,939 | 5.1 | 1,622 | 510 | 3.2 | 3,317 | 450 | 7.4 | 267 | 93 | 140 | 140 | 73 | 589 | |||
Opponent Rank | 44th | 76th | 47th | 32nd | 76th | 22nd | 100th | 97th | 73rd | 86th | 38th | 101st | 101st | 95th | 103rd | ||||
Net | +70 | -163 | +896 | +0.2 | -356 | -120 | +0.1 | +193 | +56 | -0.4 | -14 | -11 | +9 | +9 | +51 | +470 | |||
Net Rank | 49th | 71st | 52nd | 56th | 74th | 101st | 62nd | 48th | 36th | 76th | 70th | 71st | 46th | 46th | 117th | 117th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |