California at Oregon

Saturday, November 8, 2003

Oregon beat California 21–⁠17. It was their 62nd meeting; after it, California led the series 33–⁠28–⁠1.

AwayCalifornia8–⁠6 in 2003
17
HomeOregon8–⁠5 in 2003
21

Final at Autzen Stadium, EugeneHigh 51°F, low 34°FAttendance 57,511

At kickoff
44°F, rain, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (KEUG), 14 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
California0100717
Oregon0701421

Efficiency

CaliforniaOregon
−0.15First-down EPA−0.31
−0.03Second-down EPA0.19
−0.16Third-down EPA0.22

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)

California 50% to win. Oregon won as Elo’s underdog.

Oregon leads 42–⁠39–⁠1 in 82 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Oregon 63, California 19
2022Oregon 42, California 24
2021Oregon 24, California 17
2020California 21, Oregon 17
2019Oregon 17, California 7
2018Oregon 42, California 24

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