Oregon State at California

Saturday, October 4, 2003

Oregon State beat California 35–⁠21. It was their 55th meeting; after it, California led the series 30–⁠25.

AwayOregon State8–⁠5 in 2003
35
HomeCalifornia8–⁠6 in 2003
21

Final at California Memorial Stadium, BerkeleyHigh 67°F, low 52°FAttendance 39,150

At kickoff
63°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Oakland/Metrop. Oak (KOAK), 14 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Oregon State2177035
California777021

Efficiency

Oregon StateCalifornia
−0.18First-down EPA−0.22
0.16Second-down EPA−0.29
0.24Third-down EPA0.14

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)

Oregon State 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

California leads 40–⁠37 in 77 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025California 34, Oregon State 15
2024California 44, Oregon State 7
2023Oregon State 52, California 40
2022Oregon State 38, California 10
2021California 39, Oregon State 25
2020Oregon State 31, California 27

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