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2003 Washington State

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Bill Doba, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2003, game by game: won at Idaho 25–0; lost at No. 19 Notre Dame 26–29; won at No. 17 Colorado 47–26; won vs. New Mexico 23–13; won at No. 10 Oregon 55–16; won vs. Arizona 30–7; won at Stanford 24–14; won vs. Oregon State 36–30; lost at No. 3 USC 16–43; won vs. UCLA 31–13; won vs. Arizona State 34–19; lost at Washington 19–27; won vs. No. 6 Texas 28–20+39−27Won 25–0 at Idaho+25IdahoLost 26–29 at No. 19 Notre Dame-3No. 19 Notre DameWon 47–26 at No. 17 Colorado+21No. 17 ColoradoWon 23–13 vs. New Mexico+10New MexicoWon 55–16 at No. 10 Oregon+39No. 10 OregonWon 30–7 vs. Arizona+23ArizonaWon 24–14 at Stanford+10StanfordWon 36–30 vs. Oregon State+6Oregon StateLost 16–43 at No. 3 USC-27No. 3 USCWon 31–13 vs. UCLA+18UCLAWon 34–19 vs. Arizona State+15Arizona StateLost 19–27 at Washington-8WashingtonWon 28–20 vs. No. 6 Texas+8No. 6 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIdahoW 25–⁠080%
Sep 6at19Notre DameL 26–⁠2950%
Sep 13at17ColoradoW 47–⁠2642%
Sep 20vsNew MexicoW 23–⁠1380%
Sep 27at10OregonW 55–⁠1652%
Oct 4vsArizonaW 30–⁠790%
Oct 18atStanfordW 24–⁠1474%
Oct 25vsOregon StateW 36–⁠3076%
Nov 1at3USCL 16–⁠4335%
Nov 8vsUCLAW 31–⁠1372%
Nov 15vsArizona StateW 34–⁠1986%
Nov 22atWashingtonL 19–⁠2772%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs6TexasHoliday BowlW 28–⁠2040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 28–⁠20 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 6: 21
  3. Wk 7: 14
  4. Wk 8: 12
  5. Wk 9: 6
  6. Wk 10: 6
  7. Wk 11: 6
  8. Wk 12: 12
  9. Wk 13: 8
  10. Wk 14: 8
  11. Wk 15: 16
  12. Wk 16: 15
  13. Final: 9

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
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 6
Points
394–⁠257
Coach
Bill Doba
Elo
1724 +97 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 18 of 117; offense No. 25, defense No. 22
SRS
13.0 No. 13 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Mike Levenseller
Defensive coordinator
Robb Akey
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 36— allowed
Defense-0.1own 29— 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

Jason Hill S★★No. 1050
Ropati Pitoitua WDE★★No. 1050
Scott Selby TE★★No. 1050
Alex Brink PRO★★No. 1050
Paul Stevens OLB★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class62.00.767

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 3Devard Darling WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Jason David DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Erik Coleman DBNew York Jets

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Matt KegelQBCoaches-2
  • Jonathan SmithRBCoaches-2
  • Troy BienemannTECoaches-2
  • D.D. AcholonuDLCoaches-2
  • Don JacksonLBCoaches-2
  • Sammy MooreAPBCoaches-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.