2003 Oregon State

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2003, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 40–7; lost at Fresno State 14–16; won vs. New Mexico State 28–16; won vs. Boise State 26–24; won vs. Arizona State 45–17; won at California 35–21; lost vs. Washington 17–38; lost at No. 6 Washington State 30–36; won vs. Arizona 52–23; won vs. Stanford 43–3; lost at Oregon 20–34; lost at No. 2 USC 28–52; won vs. New Mexico 55–14+41−24Won 40–7 vs. Sacramento State+33Sacramento StateLost 14–16 at Fresno State-2Fresno StateWon 28–16 vs. New Mexico State+12New Mexico StateWon 26–24 vs. Boise State+2Boise StateWon 45–17 vs. Arizona State+28Arizona StateWon 35–21 at California+14CaliforniaLost 17–38 vs. Washington-21WashingtonLost 30–36 at No. 6 Washington State-6No. 6 Washington StateWon 52–23 vs. Arizona+29ArizonaWon 43–3 vs. Stanford+40StanfordLost 20–34 at Oregon-14OregonLost 28–52 at No. 2 USC-24No. 2 USCWon 55–14 vs. New Mexico+41New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 55–⁠14 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 24
  2. Wk 9: 22

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
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
433–⁠301
Coach
Mike Riley
Elo
1611 +54 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 21 of 117; offense No. 16, defense No. 42
SRS
9.9 No. 30 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
Paul Chryst
Defensive coordinator
Mark Banker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 33— 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

Danny Southwick PRO★★★No. 682
Curtis Coker OG★★No. 1050
Naymon Frank DT★★No. 1050
Jeff Kruskamp TE★★No. 1050
Gerard Lawson CB★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.10.770

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.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Steven Jackson RBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 2Dwan Edwards DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Tim Euhus TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Richard Seigler LBSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Doug NienhuisOLCoaches-2
  • Dwan EdwardsDLCoaches-2
  • Brandon BrownerDBCoaches-2
  • Kirk YliniemiKCoaches-2

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.