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2003 Arizona

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Pac-10), coached by John Mackovic, then Mike Hankwitz (interim, final seven games).

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2003, game by game: won vs. UTEP 42–7; lost vs. No. 13 LSU 13–59; lost vs. Oregon 10–48; lost at No. 25 Purdue 7–59; lost vs. No. 19 TCU 10–13; lost at No. 14 Washington State 7–30; lost vs. UCLA 21–24; lost at California 14–42; lost at Oregon State 23–52; won vs. Washington 27–22; lost vs. No. 2 USC 0–45; lost at Arizona State 7–28+35−52Won 42–7 vs. UTEP+35UTEPLost 13–59 vs. No. 13 LSU-46No. 13 LSULost 10–48 vs. Oregon-38OregonLost 7–59 at No. 25 Purdue-52No. 25 PurdueLost 10–13 vs. No. 19 TCU-3No. 19 TCULost 7–30 at No. 14 Washington State-23No. 14 Washington StateLost 21–24 vs. UCLA-3UCLALost 14–42 at California-28CaliforniaLost 23–52 at Oregon State-29Oregon StateWon 27–22 vs. Washington+5WashingtonLost 0–45 vs. No. 2 USC-45No. 2 USCLost 7–28 at Arizona State-21Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUTEPW 42–⁠775%
Sep 6vs13LSUL 13–⁠5941%
Sep 13vsOregonL 10–⁠4841%
Sep 20at25PurdueL 7–⁠5923%
Sep 27vs19TCUL 10–⁠1326%
Oct 4at14Washington StateL 7–⁠3010%
Oct 11vsUCLAL 21–⁠2428%
Oct 25atCaliforniaL 14–⁠4225%
Nov 1atOregon StateL 23–⁠5218%
Nov 8vsWashingtonW 27–⁠2227%
Nov 15vs2USCL 0–⁠4510%
Nov 28atArizona StateL 7–⁠2830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠429
Coach
John Mackovic, then Mike Hankwitz (interim, final seven games)
Elo
1351 −102 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 84 of 117; offense No. 85, defense No. 71
SRS
−8.7 No. 90 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
Mike Deal
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 27— allowed
Defense-0.1own 33— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Michael Beach ATH★★★No. 682
Marcus Hollingsworth ATH★★★No. 682
Cliff Stanford DT★★No. 1050
Peter Graniello OT★★No. 1050
Anthony Johnson WR★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists23.00.800
Whole class82.30.775

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

All-Pac-10

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠112–⁠11
Washington State6–⁠210–⁠39
Oregon5–⁠38–⁠5
California5–⁠38–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠46–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona State2–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford2–⁠64–⁠7
Arizona1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.