2003 Oregon State Beavers football team

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2003 Oregon State Beavers football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 55–14 vs. New Mexico
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Chryst (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Reser Stadium
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

The 2003 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Riley, who returned Oregon State after helming the team in 1997 and 1998, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Beavers defeated New Mexico. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pm Sacramento State * FSNNW W 40–735,614
September 57:00 pmat Fresno State * ESPN L 14–1635,553
September 133:30 pm New Mexico State *
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 28–1635,831
September 204:00 pm Boise State *
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNNWW 26–2435,963
September 277:00 pmNo. 24 Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSN W 45–1736,122
October 42:00 pmat California W 35–2139,150
October 187:00 pm Washington No. 22
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
TBS L 17–3837,034
October 253:30 pmat No. 6 Washington State FSNL 30–3635,117
November 11:00 pm Arizona
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 52–2336,187
November 151:00 pm Stanford
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 43–336,251
November 2212:30 pmat Oregon ABC L 20–3458,102
December 61:30 pmat No. 2 USC ABCL 28–5273,864
December 245:30 pmvs. New Mexico *ESPNW 55–1425,437
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Boise State

Boise State at Oregon State
1234Total
Boise State0170724
Oregon State1063726

Arizona State

1234Total
Arizona St073717
Oregon St71702145
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Reser Stadium
  • Game start: 7:10 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 36,122
  • Game weather: Clear; 73 °F (23 °C); wind 24 mph (39 km/h) NW
  • Referee: Jay Stricherz

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Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tim Euhus Tight end4109 Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. Oregon State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2016-Sep-03.
  2. "Seasons: 2004: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.