California at Utah

Thursday, September 11, 2003

Utah beat California 31–⁠24. It was their sixth meeting; after it, California led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayCalifornia8–⁠6 in 2003
24
HomeUtah10–⁠2 in 2003
31

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityHigh 71°F, low 45°FAttendance 46,768

At kickoff
68°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium, 11 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
California0717024
Utah14701031

Efficiency

CaliforniaUtah
−0.12First-down EPA−0.15
0.37Second-down EPA−0.03
0.06Third-down EPA0.11

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Utah leads 7–⁠6 in 13 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Utah 34, California 14
2019Utah 35, California 0
2016California 28, Utah 23
2015Utah 30, California 24
2012Utah 49, California 27
2011California 34, Utah 10

Around this game

California

Utah