American college football season
2003 California Golden Bears football |
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Insight Bowl champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Record | 8–6 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Jeff Tedford (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | George Cortez (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Captains | - Lorenzo Alexander
- Adimchinobe Echemandu
- Donnie McCleskey
- Aaron Rodgers
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Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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The 2003 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled an 8–6 record (5–3 in Pac-10, tied for third) and outscored their opponents 457 to 341.[1][2]
The Bears were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a junior college transfer who became the starter on September 20 against Illinois.[3] In his second start the following week, Rodgers led Cal to a 21–7 halftime lead over third-ranked USC before being replaced due to injury in the second half by Reggie Robertson.[4] The Bears won in triple overtime, 34–31.[5][6] In late December, Cal defeated Virginia Tech 52–49 in the Insight Bowl at Phoenix; Rodgers passed for 394 yards and was the game's offensive MVP. [7]
Rodgers tied Cal's season record with five 300-yard games and set a Cal record for the lowest percentage of passes intercepted at 1.43%.[8] The Golden Bears' statistical leaders included Rodgers with 2,903 passing yards, Adimchinobe Echemandu with 1,195 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 1,504 receiving yards.[9]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 23 | 6:45 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Kansas State* | | ESPN | L 28–42 | 50,823 |
August 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | | HDNet | W 34–2 | 33,552 |
September 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Colorado State* | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| FSN | L 21–23 | 34,096 |
September 11 | 4:45 p.m. | at Utah* | | ESPN | L 24–31 | 46,768 |
September 20 | 9:00 a.m. | at Illinois* | | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 58,363 |
September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 USC | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| FSN | W 34–31 3OT | 51,208 |
October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | L 21–35 | 39,150 |
October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | | ABC | L 20–23 OT | 53,825 |
October 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 42–14 | 33,249 |
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | | | W 51–23 | 48,452 |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oregon | | TBS | L 17–21 | 57,511 |
November 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | - California Memorial Stadium
- Berkeley, CA
| | W 54–7 | 38,576 |
November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | | ABC | W 28–16 | 67,950 |
December 26 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech* | | ESPN | W 52–49 | 42,364 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
Vs. Kansas State
California vs. #7 Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 | • Wildcats | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 42 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:45 | KSU | Darren Sproles 5-yard run (Joe Rheem kick) | KSU 7–0 | | 1 | 10:39 | Cal | Vincent Strang 34-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 1 | 6:29 | KSU | Joe Rheem 22-yard field goal | KSU 10–7 | | 2 | 7:37 | KSU | Travis Wilson 5-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 17–7 | | 2 | 4:25 | KSU | Joe Rheem 37-yard field goal | KSU 20–7 | | 2 | 3:54 | KSU | James Terry 52-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 27–7 | | 2 | 1:58 | Cal | Geoff McArthur 65-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 27–14 | | 3 | 8:46 | KSU | Ell Roberson 11-yard run (Roberson run) | KSU 35–14 | | 4 | 12:34 | Cal | J. J. Arrington 22-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 35–21 | | 4 | 10:14 | KSU | Davin Dennis 28-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 42–21 | | 4 | 4:27 | Cal | J. J. Arrington 7-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 42–28 | |
USC
#3 USC at California | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | USC | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | • California | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 34 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:02 | CAL | Aaron Rodgers 3 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 7-0 | | 1 | 2:47 | USC | Dominique Byrd 27 yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | 14:12 | CAL | Garrett Cross 2 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 14-7 | | 2 | 8:09 | CAL | Burl Toler 27 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 21-7 | | 3 | 7:26 | USC | LenDale White 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) | CAL 21-14 | | 3 | 7:16 | USC | Lofa Tatupu 26 yard interception return (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 21-21 | | 4 | 9:04 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 51 yard field goal | CAL 24-21 | | 4 | 0:16 | USC | Ryan Killeen 33 yard field goal | Tied 24-24 | | 2OT | | CAL | Jonathan Makonnen 20 yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 31-24 | | 2OT | | USC | Keary Colbert 10 yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 31-31 | | 3OT | | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 38 yard field goal | CAL 34-31 | |
- "They always take us lightly", said receiver Jonathan Makonnen, who had seven catches for 104 yards. "They really don't respect us. They're a talented team, but they were kind of lackadaisical out there."
- "I'm not knocking Leinart or their running backs, but I didn't see a whole lot of firepower from them", said Echemandu, the first player to rush for 100 yards against USC in 16 games. "Mike Williams is basically their whole offense."
- The loss was USC's last until the 2006 National Championship Game, in which Texas snapped USC's 34-game win streak.
- Aaron Rodgers was the starter as Cal's quarterback, but due to injury he was replaced in the second half by Reggie Robertson.[4][5]
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • California | 13 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 54 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 14:42 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 79 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 7–0 | | 1 | 9:39 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 20 yard field goal | California 10–0 | | 1 | 2:36 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 20 yard field goal | California 13–0 | | 2 | 14:45 | CAL | Brandon Hall 13 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (run failed) | California 19–0 | | 2 | 12:06 | WASH | Zach Tuiasosopo 3 yard run (Evan Knudson kick) | California 19–7 | | 2 | 11:26 | CAL | Vincent Strang 12 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 26–7 | | 2 | 9:04 | CAL | J.J. Arrington 15 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 33–7 | | 3 | 10:30 | CAL | Aaron Rodgers 1 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 40–7 | | 4 | 11:59 | CAL | Marcus O'Keith 48 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 47–7 | | 4 | 2:44 | CAL | Michael Porter 51 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 54–7 | |
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Stanford
California at Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • California | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:30 | STAN | Michael Sgroi 22 yard field goal | STAN 3-0 | | 1 | 10:03 | STAN | Luke Powell 24 yard pass from Chris Lewis (Michael Sgroi kick) | STAN 10-0 | | 3 | 11:03 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 44 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | STAN 10-7 | | 4 | 14:55 | CAL | Vincent Strang 14 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 14-10 | | 4 | 10:07 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 21 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 21-10 | | 4 | 1:39 | CAL | Adimchinobe Echemandu 17 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 28-10 | | 4 | 0:00 | STAN | Mark Bradford 20 yard pass from Chris Lewis (pass failed) | CAL 28-16 | |
- CAL: Aaron Rodgers 26/37, 359 yds
- CAL: Geoff McArthur 16 rec, 245 yds (single game record – Dameane Douglas, 1998)
- CAL: bowl eligible for first time since 1996
Roster
2003 California Golden Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2003-12-13 |
References
- ^ "2003 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Player Bio:Aaron Rodgers". University of California. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Cal-USC Postgame Quotes". Cal Athletics. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Beacham, Greg (September 28, 2003). "Cal bears down in OT, snaps USC streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D1.
- ^ "Cal fans storm field after win". ESPN. September 27, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ Baum, Bob (December 27, 2003). "Cal kicker wins another big one". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
- ^ "Cal Records". University of California. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "2003 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ 2011 California football information guide
- ^ "California 54, Washington 7". ESPN. November 15, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
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