2003_Oregon_Ducks_football_team

2003 Oregon Ducks football
2003 Oregon Ducks football
Sun Bowl, L 30–31 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Aliotti (7th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

The 2003 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Ducks lost to Minnesota. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Dennis Dixon QB	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	4.5	Feb 5, 2003
Dennis Dixon QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Gilliam CB	Tallahassee, FL	Lincoln HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.4	Feb 5, 2003
Ryan Gilliam CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Lance Broadus LB	Woodland Hills, CA	William Howard Taft HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.5	Feb 3, 2003
Lance Broadus LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Johnny DuRocher QB	Spanaway, WA	Bethel HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.8	May 8, 2002
Johnny DuRocher QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jordan Carey S	Olympia, WA	Capital HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.4	Jan 25, 2003
Jordan Carey S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Marcus Miller LB	Norwalk, CA	Cerritos CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2002
Marcus Miller LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Pat So'oalo OL	Kailua, HI	Kailua HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	4.9	Jan 25, 2003
Pat So'oalo OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
AJ Tuitele S	Banning, CA	Banning HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Jun 14, 2002
AJ Tuitele S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Eddie Whitaker TE	Van Nuys, CA	Los Angeles Valley CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.7	Jan 12, 2003
Eddie Whitaker TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Rodney Woods CB	Fresno, CA	Fresno CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jan 20, 2003
Rodney Woods CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Paul Martinez K	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.9	Jan 20, 2003
Paul Martinez K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Marc Walker CB	San Francisco, CA	CC of San Francisco	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2003
Marc Walker CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Victor Filipe DT	Salt Lake City, UT	Highland HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	NA	Dec 9, 2002
Victor Filipe DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jerome Johnson LB	Los Angeles, CA	Susan Miller Dorsey HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Dec 16, 2002
Jerome Johnson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brady Leaf QB	Great Falls, MT	C M Russell HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.8	Dec 25, 2002
Brady Leaf QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brian Paysinger WR	Long Beach, CA	Woodrow Wilson Classical HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Jan 16, 2003
Brian Paysinger WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dante Rosario LB	Dayton, OR	Dayton HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Jul 9, 2002
Dante Rosario LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Garren Strong WR	Cupertino, CA	Homestead HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2002
Garren Strong WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Josh Tschirgi OL	Vancouver, WA	Skyview HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5.1	Nov 20, 2002
Josh Tschirgi OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brandon Bair TE	Saint Anthony, ID	South Fremont HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	NA	Feb 4, 2003
Brandon Bair TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Marcus Maxwell WR	Santa Clara, CA	Diablo Valley College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Jan 22, 2003
Marcus Maxwell WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kyle Weatherspoon WR	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	NA	Feb 4, 2003
Kyle Weatherspoon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ramond White LB	Henderson, NV	Green Valley HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5	Jan 22, 2003
Ramond White LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dan Kause TE	Anaheim, CA	Servite CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.7	Dec 9, 2002
Dan Kause TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 26
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oregon Football Commitment List 2003". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011. "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2003". Scout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011. "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:00 pm	at Mississippi State*		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 42–34	52,856
September 6	12:30 pm	Nevada*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	OSN	W 31–23	56,471
September 13	7:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	TBS	W 48–10	40,462
September 20	12:30 pm	No. 3 Michigan*	No. 22	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	W 31–27	59,023
September 27	12:30 pm	No. 21 Washington State	No. 10	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ABC	L 16–55	57,473	^[1]
October 3	7:00 pm	at Utah*	No. 19	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 13–17	44,676
October 11	12:30 pm	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 14–59	53,762
October 25	12:30 pm	Stanford		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 35–0	57,627
November 1	7:00 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	TBS	L 10–42	72,450	^[2]^[3]
November 8	7:00 pm	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	TBS	W 21–17	57,511
November 15	12:30 pm	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 31–13	56,083
November 22	12:30 pm	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	ABC	W 34–20	58,102
December 31	11:30 am	vs. Minnesota*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 30–31	49,894
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

2003_Oregon_Ducks_football_team

2003 Oregon Ducks football team

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Game summaries

Mississippi State

Nevada

Arizona

Michigan

Washington State

Utah

Arizona State

Stanford

Washington

California

UCLA

Oregon State

Sun Bowl (Minnesota)

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 USC $	7	–	1	12	–	1
No. 9 Washington State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Oregon	5	–	3	8	–	5
California	5	–	3	8	–	6
Oregon State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Washington	4	–	4	6	–	6
UCLA	4	–	4	6	–	7
Arizona State	2	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	2	–	6	4	–	7
Arizona	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll