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2003 UCLA

6–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Karl Dorrell.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2003, game by game: lost at No. 24 Colorado 14–16; won vs. Illinois 6–3; lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 24–59; won vs. San Diego State 20–10; won vs. No. 18 Washington 46–16; won at Arizona 24–21; won vs. California 23–20; won vs. Arizona State 20–13; lost at Stanford 14–21; lost at No. 12 Washington State 13–31; lost vs. Oregon 13–31; lost at No. 2 USC 22–47; lost vs. Fresno State 9–17+30−35Lost 14–16 at No. 24 Colorado-2No. 24 ColoradoWon 6–3 vs. Illinois+3IllinoisLost 24–59 at No. 1 Oklahoma-35No. 1 OklahomaWon 20–10 vs. San Diego State+10San Diego StateWon 46–16 vs. No. 18 Washington+30No. 18 WashingtonWon 24–21 at Arizona+3ArizonaWon 23–20 vs. California+3CaliforniaWon 20–13 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona StateLost 14–21 at Stanford-7StanfordLost 13–31 at No. 12 Washington State-18No. 12 Washington StateLost 13–31 vs. Oregon-18OregonLost 22–47 at No. 2 USC-25No. 2 USCLost 9–17 vs. Fresno State-8Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at24ColoradoL 14–⁠1635%
Sep 13vsIllinoisW 6–⁠363%
Sep 20at1OklahomaL 24–⁠5921%
Sep 27vsSan Diego StateW 20–⁠1069%
Oct 4vs18WashingtonW 46–⁠1656%
Oct 11atArizonaW 24–⁠2172%
Oct 18vsCaliforniaW 23–⁠2070%
Oct 25vsArizona StateW 20–⁠1368%
Nov 1atStanfordL 14–⁠2169%
Nov 8at12Washington StateL 13–⁠3128%
Nov 15vsOregonL 13–⁠3166%
Nov 22at2USCL 22–⁠4713%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateSilicon Valley Football ClassicL 9–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 17–⁠9 in the Silicon Valley Football Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 67th-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.

Consensus All-AmericanDave Ball, DE

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠305
Coach
Karl Dorrell
Elo
1513 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 65 of 117; offense No. 99, defense No. 34
SRS
0.1 No. 58 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
Steve Axman
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

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

Junior Lemau’u SDE★★★★No. 101
Kevin Brown OG★★★★No. 107
Nicola Dragovic OG★★★No. 682
Trey Brown CB★★No. 1050
Jimmy Stephens ATH★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line23.50.868
Defensive line23.00.852
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class62.80.829

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 3Matt Ware DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Brandon Chillar LBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 5Dave Ball DESan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Rodney Leisle DTNew Orleans Saints

All-Pac-10

2 first team

First 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.