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2003 Washington

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Keith Gilbertson.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2003, game by game: lost at Ohio State 9–28; won vs. Indiana 38–13; won vs. Idaho 45–14; won vs. Stanford 28–17; lost at UCLA 16–46; lost vs. Nevada 17–28; won at No. 22 Oregon State 38–17; lost vs. No. 5 USC 23–43; won vs. Oregon 42–10; lost at Arizona 22–27; lost at California 7–54; won vs. No. 8 Washington State 27–19+32−47Lost 9–28 at Ohio State-19Ohio StateWon 38–13 vs. Indiana+25IndianaWon 45–14 vs. Idaho+31IdahoWon 28–17 vs. Stanford+11StanfordLost 16–46 at UCLA-30UCLALost 17–28 vs. Nevada-11NevadaWon 38–17 at No. 22 Oregon State+21No. 22 Oregon StateLost 23–43 vs. No. 5 USC-20No. 5 USCWon 42–10 vs. Oregon+32OregonLost 22–27 at Arizona-5ArizonaLost 7–54 at California-47CaliforniaWon 27–19 vs. No. 8 Washington State+8No. 8 Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atOhio StateL 9–⁠2825%
Sep 6vsIndianaW 38–⁠1378%
Sep 20vsIdahoW 45–⁠1487%
Sep 27vsStanfordW 28–⁠1767%
Oct 4atUCLAL 16–⁠4644%
Oct 11vsNevadaL 17–⁠2871%
Oct 18at22Oregon StateW 38–⁠1727%
Oct 25vs5USCL 23–⁠4330%
Nov 1vsOregonW 42–⁠1059%
Nov 8atArizonaL 22–⁠2773%
Nov 15atCaliforniaL 7–⁠5442%
Nov 22vs8Washington StateW 27–⁠1928%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 3: 22
  3. Wk 4: 21
  4. Wk 5: 19
  5. Wk 6: 18
  6. Wk 7: 18

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
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
312–⁠316
Coach
Keith Gilbertson
Elo
1549 −11 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 51 of 117; offense No. 62, defense No. 60
SRS
3.1 No. 47 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 20
Offensive coordinator
John Pettas
Defensive coordinators
Tim Hundley and Phil Snow
Captains
Greg Carothers, Cody Pickett and Tank Johnson
Most valuable player
Reggie Williams and Charles Frederick
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 30— 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

Corey Williams WR★★★No. 682
Chris Hemphill WR★★★No. 682
C.J. Wallace RB★★★No. 682
Cody Ellis ATH★★★No. 682
Chad Macklin OT★★★No. 682

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers23.00.800
Offensive line32.30.778
Defensive backs22.50.783
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class92.70.789

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 1Reggie Williams WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Terry Johnson DTChicago Bears
Rd 3Marquis Cooper LBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Cody Pickett QBSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 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.