2003 UCLA Bruins football team

2003 UCLA Bruins football
Silicon Valley Football Classic, L 9–17 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
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
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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 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.

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 Homecoming Rankings from AP All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Colorado

See also: 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UCLA at Colorado

Team	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 (25 °C), 36% humidity, 6 mph (9.7 km/h) S
• Referee: C. Castleberry
• Television network: ABC

• Sources: ^[3]

Illinois

See also: 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois at UCLA

Team	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 (27 °C), 51% humidity, 3 mph (4.8 km/h) S
• Referee: Jack Wood
• Television network: ABC

• Sources: ^[4]

Oklahoma

See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

UCLA at Oklahoma

Team	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 (26 °C), 12 mph (19 km/h) 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

See also: 2003 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State at UCLA

Team	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 (24 °C), 61% humidity
• Referee: David Cutaia
• Television network: FSN West 2

• Sources: ^[6]

Washington

See also: 2003 Washington Huskies football team

Washington at UCLA

Team	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 (25 °C), 47% humidity, 2 mph (3.2 km/h) S
• Referee: Larry Farina
• Television network: FSN

• Sources: ^[7]

Arizona

See also: 2003 Arizona Wildcats football team

UCLA at Arizona

Team	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 (29 °C), 38% humidity, 5 mph (8.0 km/h) N
• Referee: Jack Folliard
• Television network: FSN

• Sources: ^[8]

California

See also: 2003 California Golden Bears football team

California at UCLA

Team	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 (34 °C), 23% humidity, 1 mph (1.6 km/h) S
• Referee: Jay Stricherz
• Television network: ABC

• Sources: ^[9]

Arizona State

See also: 2003 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State at UCLA

Team	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

See also: 2003 Stanford Cardinal football team

UCLA at Stanford

Team	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 (18 °C), 5 mph (8.0 km/h) N
• Referee: Jack Folliard
• Television network: FSN

• Sources: ^[11]

Washington State

See also: 2003 Washington State Cougars football team

UCLA at Washington State

Team	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 (9 °C)
• Referee: David Cutaia
• Television network: ABC

• Sources: ^[12]

Oregon

See also: 2003 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon at UCLA

Team	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 (20 °C), 46% humidity, no wind
• Referee: Jack Folliard

• Sources: ^[13]

USC

See also: 2003 USC Trojans football team

UCLA at USC

Team	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 (17 °C), 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
• Referee: Larry Farina
• Television network: ABC

• Sources: ^[14]

Fresno State (Silicon Valley Football Classic)

Main article: 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic

See also: 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

UCLA vs. Fresno State

Team	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 (12 °C), 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 TE Keith Carter  So	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 Brian Schneider Special teams coordinator / safeties / linebackers coach 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 September 27, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
3. "No. 24 Colorado 16, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 6, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
4. "UCLA 6, Illinois 3". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 13, 2003. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
5. "Oklahoma 59, UCLA 24". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
6. "UCLA 20, San Diego State 10". UCLA Department of Athletics. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
7. "UCLA 46, Washington 16". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 4, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
8. "UCLA 24, Arizona 21". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 11, 2003. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
9. "UCLA 23, Cal 20". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 18, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
10. "UCLA 20, ASU 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. October 25, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
11. "Stanford 21, UCLA 14". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
12. "No. 12 Washington State 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 8, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
13. "Oregon 31, UCLA 13". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
14. "USC 47, UCLA 22". UCLA Department of Athletics. November 22, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
15. "Fresno State 17, UCLA 9". UCLA Department of Athletics. December 30, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2011.