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2003 Oregon

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Bellotti.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2003, game by game: won at Mississippi State 42–34; won vs. Nevada 31–23; won at Arizona 48–10; won vs. No. 3 Michigan 31–27; lost vs. No. 21 Washington State 16–55; lost at Utah 13–17; lost at Arizona State 14–59; won vs. Stanford 35–0; lost at Washington 10–42; won vs. California 21–17; won at UCLA 31–13; won vs. Oregon State 34–20; lost vs. No. 25 Minnesota 30–31+38−45Won 42–34 at Mississippi State+8Mississippi Sta…Won 31–23 vs. Nevada+8NevadaWon 48–10 at Arizona+38ArizonaWon 31–27 vs. No. 3 Michigan+4No. 3 MichiganLost 16–55 vs. No. 21 Washington State-39No. 21 Washington StateLost 13–17 at Utah-4UtahLost 14–59 at Arizona State-45Arizona StateWon 35–0 vs. Stanford+35StanfordLost 10–42 at Washington-32WashingtonWon 21–17 vs. California+4CaliforniaWon 31–13 at UCLA+18UCLAWon 34–20 vs. Oregon State+14Oregon StateLost 30–31 vs. No. 25 Minnesota-1No. 25 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMississippi StateW 42–⁠3457%
Sep 6vsNevadaW 31–⁠2371%
Sep 13atArizonaW 48–⁠1059%
Sep 20vs3MichiganW 31–⁠2744%
Sep 27vs21Washington StateL 16–⁠5548%
Oct 3atUtahL 13–⁠1743%
Oct 11atArizona StateL 14–⁠5951%
Oct 25vsStanfordW 35–⁠065%
Nov 1atWashingtonL 10–⁠4241%
Nov 8vsCaliforniaW 21–⁠1750%
Nov 15atUCLAW 31–⁠1334%
Nov 22vsOregon StateW 34–⁠2053%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs25MinnesotaSun BowlL 30–⁠3148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 31–⁠30 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 22
  2. Wk 6: 10
  3. Wk 7: 19

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
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
356–⁠348
Coach
Mike Bellotti
Elo
1586 +62 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 46 of 117; offense No. 38, defense No. 55
SRS
5.1 No. 42 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 32— 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

Josh Tschirgi OG★★★No. 682
Brady Leaf PRO★★★No. 682
Dante Rosario OLB★★★No. 682
Dan Kause TE★★★No. 682
Garren Strong S★★★No. 682

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line22.50.789
Linebackers22.50.783
Defensive backs13.00.800
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class102.60.788

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 2Igor Olshansky DTSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Junior Siavii DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Samie Parker WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Keith Lewis DBSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 2 second team

First 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.