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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
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–7 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (1st season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmat No. 24 Colorado*
ABCL 14–1648,534[3]
September 135:00 pmIllinois*
ABCW 6–351,118[4]
September 2012:30 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma*
ABCL 24–5983,317[5]
September 277:00 pmSan Diego State*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW2W 20–1048,690[6]
October 43:30 pmNo. 18 Washington
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW 46–1668,319[7]
October 113:30 pmat Arizona
FSNW 24–2144,481[8]
October 1812:30 pmCalifornia
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 23–20 OT53,825[9]
October 257:00 pmArizona Statedagger
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNW 20–1361,778[10]
November 112:30 pmat Stanford
FSNL 14–2144,950[11]
November 84:00 pmat No. 12 Washington State
ABCL 13–3133,846[12]
November 1512:30 pmOregon
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNL 13–3156,083[13]
November 2212:30 pmat No. 2 USC
ABCL 22–4793,172[14]
December 307:30 pmvs. Fresno State*
ESPN2L 9–1720,126[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Colorado

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UCLA at Colorado
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 770 14
• Buffaloes 7 306 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 (25 °C), 36% humidity, 6 mph (9.7 km/h) S
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • Television network: ABC

Illinois

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Illinois at UCLA
Team 1 234Total
Fighting Illini 0 030 3
• Bruins 3 300 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 (27 °C), 51% humidity, 3 mph (4.8 km/h) S
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • Television network: ABC

Oklahoma

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UCLA at Oklahoma
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 10 0140 24
• Sooners 7 211417 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 (26 °C), 12 mph (19 km/h) S-SE
  • Referee: Steve Usecheck
  • Television network: ABC

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

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San Diego State at UCLA
Team 1 234Total
Aztecs 0 307 10
• Bruins 0 3710 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 (24 °C), 61% humidity
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Television network: FSN West 2

Washington

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Washington at UCLA
Team 1 234Total
Huskies 10 600 16
• Bruins 0 71524 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 (25 °C), 47% humidity, 2 mph (3.2 km/h) S
  • Referee: Larry Farina
  • Television network: FSN

Arizona

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UCLA at Arizona
Team 1 234Total
• Bruins 3 777 24
Wildcats 7 1400 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 (29 °C), 38% humidity, 5 mph (8.0 km/h) N
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • Television network: FSN

California

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California at UCLA
Team 1 234OTTotal
Golden Bears 3 0980 20
• Bruins 7 0763 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 (34 °C), 23% humidity, 1 mph (1.6 km/h) S
  • Referee: Jay Stricherz
  • Television network: ABC

Arizona State

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Arizona State at UCLA
Team 1 234Total
Sun Devils 3 1000 13
• Bruins 10 073 20

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

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UCLA at Stanford
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 707 14
• Cardinal 0 1470 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 (18 °C), 5 mph (8.0 km/h) N
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • Television network: FSN

Washington State

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UCLA at Washington State
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 670 13
• #12 Cougars 14 1403 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 (9 °C)
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Television network: ABC

Oregon

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Oregon at UCLA
Team 1 234Total
• Ducks 21 1000 31
Bruins 3 307 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 (20 °C), 46% humidity, no wind
  • Referee: Jack Folliard

USC

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UCLA at USC
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 2713 22
• #2 Trojans 14 19140 47

Fresno State (Silicon Valley Football Classic)

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UCLA vs. Fresno State
Team 1 234Total
Bruins 0 720 9
• Bulldogs 14 300 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 (12 °C), wind SE
  • Referee: David Witvoet

Roster

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2003 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 87 Craig Bragg Jr
TE 19 Marcedes Lewis So
WR 1 Tab Perry Jr
TE Keith Carter  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P 39 Chris Kluwe Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-08-03

References

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  1. ↑ "2003 Preseason Consensus". Stassen.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2003-2004 Football Schedule". UCLA. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "No. 24 Colorado 16, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 6, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 "UCLA 6, Illinois 3". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 13, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Oklahoma 59, UCLA 24". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 20, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 "UCLA 20, San Diego State 10". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 27, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 "UCLA 46, Washington 16". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. 1 2 "UCLA 24, Arizona 21". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 11, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. 1 2 "UCLA 23, Cal 20". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 18, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. 1 2 "UCLA 20, ASU 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 25, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. 1 2 "Stanford 21, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 1, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. 1 2 "No. 12 Washington State 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 8, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. 1 2 "Oregon 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 15, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. 1 2 "USC 47, UCLA 22". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 22, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. 1 2 "Fresno State 17, UCLA 9". UCLA Department of Athletics. December 30, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
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