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2003 California Golden Bears football team
American college football season
The 2003 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jeff Tedford, the Golden Bears compiled an 8–6 record (5–3 in Pac-10, tied for third) and outscored their opponents 457 to 341.[1][2]
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Insight Bowl champion | |
Insight Bowl, W 52–49 vs. Virginia Tech | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 8–6 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Cortez (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Gregory (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bears were led on the field by sophomore quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a junior college transfer who became the starter on September 20 against Illinois.[3] In his second start the following week, Rodgers led Cal to a 21–7 halftime lead over third-ranked USC before being replaced due to injury in the second half by Reggie Robertson.[4] The Bears won in triple overtime, 34–31.[5][6] In late December, Cal defeated Virginia Tech 52–49 in the Insight Bowl at Phoenix; Rodgers passed for 394 yards and was the game's offensive MVP. [7]
Rodgers tied Cal's season record with five 300-yard games and set a Cal record for the lowest percentage of passes intercepted at 1.43%.[8] The Golden Bears' statistical leaders included Rodgers with 2,903 passing yards, Adimchinobe Echemandu with 1,195 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 1,504 receiving yards.[9]
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| August 23 | 6:45 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Kansas State* | ESPN | L 28–42 | 50,823 | |
| August 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | HDNet | W 34–2 | 33,552 | |
| September 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Colorado State* |
| FSN | L 21–23 | 34,096 |
| September 11 | 4:45 p.m. | at Utah* | ESPN | L 24–31 | 46,768 | |
| September 20 | 9:00 a.m. | at Illinois* | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 58,363 | |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 USC |
| FSN | W 34–31 3OT | 51,208 |
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| L 21–35 | 39,150 | |
| October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | ABC | L 20–23 OT | 53,825 | |
| October 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| W 42–14 | 33,249 | |
| November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | W 51–23 | 48,452 | ||
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oregon | TBS | L 17–21 | 57,511 | |
| November 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington |
| W 54–7 | 38,576 | |
| November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | ABC | W 28–16 | 67,950 | |
| December 26 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech* | ESPN | W 52–49 | 42,364 | |
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Vs. Kansas State
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See also: 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team and BCA Classic
USC
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- "They always take us lightly", said receiver Jonathan Makonnen, who had seven catches for 104 yards. "They really don't respect us. They're a talented team, but they were kind of lackadaisical out there."
- "I'm not knocking Leinart or their running backs, but I didn't see a whole lot of firepower from them", said Echemandu, the first player to rush for 100 yards against USC in 16 games. "Mike Williams is basically their whole offense."
- The loss was USC's last until the 2006 National Championship Game, in which Texas snapped USC's 34-game win streak.
- Aaron Rodgers was the starter as Cal's quarterback, but due to injury he was replaced in the second half by Reggie Robertson.[4][5]
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Stanford
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- CAL: Aaron Rodgers 26/37, 359 yds
- CAL: Geoff McArthur 16 rec, 245 yds (single game record – Dameane Douglas, 1998)
- CAL: bowl eligible for first time since 1996
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- "2003 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- "Player Bio:Aaron Rodgers". University of California. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- "Cal-USC Postgame Quotes". Cal Athletics. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- Beacham, Greg (September 28, 2003). "Cal bears down in OT, snaps USC streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D1.
- "Cal fans storm field after win". ESPN. September 27, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- Baum, Bob (December 27, 2003). "Cal kicker wins another big one". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
- "Cal Records". University of California. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- "2003 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- 2011 California football information guide
- "California 54, Washington 7". ESPN. November 15, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2014.