2003 UCLA Bruins football team

The 2003 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were led by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's first season as the UCLA head coach. UCLA was ranked #20 by College Football News in the preseason polls.[1] The Bruins finished 6–7 overall, and were tied for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 4–4 record.[2] The Bruins were invited to play in the Silicon Valley Football Classic vs. Fresno State on December 30, 2003.

2003 UCLA Bruins football
Silicon Valley Football Classic, L 9–17 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2003 record	6–7 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Karl Dorrell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Axman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (1st season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity: 91,136)

2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	1:30 pm	at No. 24 Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–16	48,534[3]
September 13	5:00 pm	Illinois*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 6–3	51,118[4]
September 20	12:30 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 24–59	83,317[5]
September 27	7:00 pm	San Diego State*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNW2	W 20–10	48,690[6]
October 4	3:30 pm	No. 18 Washington	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 46–16	68,319[7]
October 11	3:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 24–21	44,481[8]
October 18	12:30 pm	California	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 23–20 ^OT	53,825[9]
October 25	7:00 pm	Arizona State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	W 20–13	61,778[10]
November 1	12:30 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 14–21	44,950[11]
November 8	4:00 pm	at No. 12 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 13–31	33,846[12]
November 15	12:30 pm	Oregon	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 13–31	56,083[13]
November 22	12:30 pm	at No. 2 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 22–47	93,172[14]
December 30	7:30 pm	vs. Fresno State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Silicon Valley Football Classic)	ESPN2	L 9–17	20,126[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Colorado

UCLA at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 7 7 0 14 • Buffaloes 7 3 0 6 16 Date: September 4, 2004 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 1:37 PM Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 48,534 Game weather: Cloudy, 77°F, 36% humidity, 6mph S Referee: C. Castleberry Television network: ABC Sources:[3]

Illinois

Illinois at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 0 0 3 0 3 • Bruins 3 3 0 0 6 Date: September 13, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 5:09 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 51,118 Game weather: Hazy, 81°F, 51% humidity, 3mph S Referee: Jack Wood Television network: ABC Sources:[4]

Oklahoma

UCLA at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 10 0 14 0 24 • Sooners 7 21 14 17 59 Date: September 20, 2003 Location: Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 51,118 Game weather: Clear, 79°F, 12mph S-SE Referee: Steve Usecheck Television network: ABC Sources:[5]

Oklahoma's Antonio Perkins set an NCAA record for punt return yards in a game with 277 yards on seven returns. He also set an NCAA record with three punt returns for touchdowns in a game.[5]

San Diego State

San Diego State at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Aztecs 0 3 0 7 10 • Bruins 0 3 7 10 20 Date: September 27, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 7:08 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 48,690 Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75°F, 61% humidity Referee: David Cutaia Television network: FSN West 2 Sources:[6]

Washington

Washington at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 10 6 0 0 16 • Bruins 0 7 15 24 46 Date: October 4, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 3:41 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 68,319 Game weather: Hazy, 77°F, 47% humidity, 2mph S Referee: Larry Farina Television network: FSN Sources:[7]

Arizona

UCLA at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Bruins 3 7 7 7 24 Wildcats 7 14 0 0 21 Date: October 11, 2003 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Game start: 3:40 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 44,481 Game weather: Mostly clear, 85°F, 38% humidity, 5mph N Referee: Jack Folliard Television network: FSN Sources:[8]

California

California at UCLA

1 2 3 4 OT Total Golden Bears 3 0 9 8 0 20 • Bruins 7 0 7 6 3 23 Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 12:39 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 53,825 Game weather: Bright, 93°F, 23% humidity, 1mph S Referee: Jay Stricherz Television network: ABC Sources:[9]

Arizona State

Arizona State at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Sun Devils 3 10 0 0 13 • Bruins 10 0 7 3 20 Date: October 25, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 61,778 Television network: FSN Sources:[10]

Maurice Drew's 83-yard touchdown run tied for ninth longest run from scrimmage in UCLA history, with Derek Ayers (1993 vs. BYU) and Jackie Robinson (1939 vs. Oregon). It was also the longest run from scrimmage by a true freshman in UCLA history. This was Drew's first 100-yard game. It was the 12th time in UCLA history a true freshman has reached the 100-yard mark and it was the first since DeShaun Foster in 1998 (109 yards on 15 carries vs. USC).

Stanford

UCLA at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 7 0 7 14 • Cardinal 0 14 7 0 21 Date: November 1, 2003 Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Game start: 12:30 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 44,950 Game weather: Crisp and clear, 65°F, 5mph N Referee: Jack Folliard Television network: FSN Sources:[11]

Washington State

UCLA at Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 6 7 0 13 • #12 Cougars 14 14 0 3 31 Date: November 8, 2003 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington Game start: 4:08 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 33,846 Game weather: Overcast, 48°F Referee: David Cutaia Television network: ABC Sources:[12]

Oregon

Oregon at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Ducks 21 10 0 0 31 Bruins 3 3 0 7 13 Date: November 15, 2003 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 12:39 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 56,083 Game weather: Overcast, 68°F, 46% humidity, no wind Referee: Jack Folliard Sources:[13]

USC

UCLA at USC

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 2 7 13 22 • #2 Trojans 14 19 14 0 47 Date: November 22, 2003 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game start: 12:40 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 93,172 Game weather: Clear, 63°F, 15mph NW Referee: Larry Farina Television network: ABC Sources:[14]

Fresno State (Silicon Valley Football Classic)

UCLA vs. Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 7 2 0 9 • Bulldogs 14 3 0 0 17 Date: December 30, 2003 Location: Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California Game start: 7:34 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 20,126 Game weather: Cool, 54°F, wind SE Referee: David Witvoet Sources:[15]

Roster

2003 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 87 Craig Bragg Jr TE 19 Marcedes Lewis So WR 1 Tab Perry Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 43 Dave Ball Sr DE 49 Mat Ball Sr DE 75 Ryan Boschetti Sr CB 15 Marcus Cassel So LB 11 Brandon Chillar Sr DB 24 Ben Emanuel Jr DT 77 Rodney Leisle Sr DB 17 Matthew Ware Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 39 Chris Kluwe Jr	Head coach Karl Dorrell Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-08-03

References

1. "2003 Preseason Consensus". Stassen.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
2. "2003-2004 Football Schedule". UCLA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
3. "No. 24 Colorado 16, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 6, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
4. "UCLA 6, Illinois 3". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 13, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
5. "Oklahoma 59, UCLA 24". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
6. "UCLA 20, San Diego State 10". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
7. "UCLA 46, Washington 16". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 4, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
8. "UCLA 24, Arizona 21". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 11, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
9. "UCLA 23, Cal 20". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
10. "UCLA 20, ASU 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 25, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
11. "Stanford 21, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
12. "No. 12 Washington State 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 8, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
13. "Oregon 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
14. "USC 47, UCLA 22". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 22, 2003. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
15. "Fresno State 17, UCLA 9". UCLA Department of Athletics. December 30, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.