2003 California Golden Bears football team
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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]
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Jeff Tedford (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorGeorge Cortez (2nd season)
| 2003 California Golden Bears football | |
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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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 | [10] | |
| 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 Plus | 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 | [11] | |
| 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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Game summaries
Vs. Kansas State
California vs. #7 Kansas State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| • Wildcats | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 42 |
- Date: August 23
- Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Game start: 6:45 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 50,823
- Television network: ESPN
| 1 | 12:45 | KSU | Darren Sproles 5-yard run (Joe Rheem kick) | KSU 7–0 |
| 1 | 10:39 | Cal | Vincent Strang 34-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 1 | 6:29 | KSU | Joe Rheem 22-yard field goal | KSU 10–7 |
| 2 | 7:37 | KSU | Travis Wilson 5-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 17–7 |
| 2 | 4:25 | KSU | Joe Rheem 37-yard field goal | KSU 20–7 |
| 2 | 3:54 | KSU | James Terry 52-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 27–7 |
| 2 | 1:58 | Cal | Geoff McArthur 65-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 27–14 |
| 3 | 8:46 | KSU | Ell Roberson 11-yard run (Roberson run) | KSU 35–14 |
| 4 | 12:34 | Cal | J. J. Arrington 22-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 35–21 |
| 4 | 10:14 | KSU | Davin Dennis 28-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Rheem kick) | KSU 42–21 |
| 4 | 4:27 | Cal | J. J. Arrington 7-yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Fredrickson kick) | KSU 42–28 |
At Illinois
California at Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Fighting Illini | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
- Date: September 20
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:23
- Game attendance: 58,363
- Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
| 1 | 7:46 | ILL | E.B. Halsey 10-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick) | ILL 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:31 | Cal | J. J. Arrington 5-yard run (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 2 | 7:16 | Cal | Geoff McArthur 14-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Cal 14–7 |
| 2 | 0:23 | Cal | Vincent Strang 68-yard punt return (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Cal 21–7 |
| 3 | 14:40 | ILL | Kelvin Hayden 72-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick) | Cal 21–14 |
| 3 | 9:29 | Cal | Adimchinobe Echemandu 5-yard run (Tyler Fredrickson kick) | Cal 28–14 |
| 4 | 11:07 | Cal | Tyler Fredrickson 32-yard field goal | Cal 31–14 |
| 4 | 7:27 | ILL | E.B. Halsey 29-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick) | Cal 31–21 |
| 4 | 1:44 | ILL | John Gockman 34-yard field goal | Cal 31–24 |
USC
#3 USC at California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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| USC | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| • California | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
- Date: September 27
- Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Game start: 6:30 p.m. EST
- Source: ESPN
| 1 | 11:02 | CAL | Aaron Rodgers 3 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 7-0 |
| 1 | 2:47 | USC | Dominique Byrd 27 yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 | 14:12 | CAL | Garrett Cross 2 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 14-7 |
| 2 | 8:09 | CAL | Burl Toler 27 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 21-7 |
| 3 | 7:26 | USC | LenDale White 6 yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) | CAL 21-14 |
| 3 | 7:16 | USC | Lofa Tatupu 26 yard interception return (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 21-21 |
| 4 | 9:04 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 51 yard field goal | CAL 24-21 |
| 4 | 0:16 | USC | Ryan Killeen 33 yard field goal | Tied 24-24 |
| 2OT | CAL | Jonathan Makonnen 20 yard pass from Reggie Robertson (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 31-24 | |
| 2OT | USC | Keary Colbert 10 yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick) | Tied 31-31 | |
| 3OT | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 38 yard field goal | CAL 34-31 | |
- "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]
Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • California | 13 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 54 |
- Date: November 15
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
| 1 | 14:42 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 79 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 7–0 |
| 1 | 9:39 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 20 yard field goal | California 10–0 |
| 1 | 2:36 | CAL | Tyler Frederickson 20 yard field goal | California 13–0 |
| 2 | 14:45 | CAL | Brandon Hall 13 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (run failed) | California 19–0 |
| 2 | 12:06 | WASH | Zach Tuiasosopo 3 yard run (Evan Knudson kick) | California 19–7 |
| 2 | 11:26 | CAL | Vincent Strang 12 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 26–7 |
| 2 | 9:04 | CAL | J.J. Arrington 15 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 33–7 |
| 3 | 10:30 | CAL | Aaron Rodgers 1 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 40–7 |
| 4 | 11:59 | CAL | Marcus O'Keith 48 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 47–7 |
| 4 | 2:44 | CAL | Michael Porter 51 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | California 54–7 |
Stanford
California at Stanford
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • California | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Stanford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
- Date: November 22
- Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Source: ESPN[link removed]
| 1 | 12:30 | STAN | Michael Sgroi 22 yard field goal | STAN 3-0 |
| 1 | 10:03 | STAN | Luke Powell 24 yard pass from Chris Lewis (Michael Sgroi kick) | STAN 10-0 |
| 3 | 11:03 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 44 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | STAN 10-7 |
| 4 | 14:55 | CAL | Vincent Strang 14 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 14-10 |
| 4 | 10:07 | CAL | Geoff McArthur 21 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 21-10 |
| 4 | 1:39 | CAL | Adimchinobe Echemandu 17 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick) | CAL 28-10 |
| 4 | 0:00 | STAN | Mark Bradford 20 yard pass from Chris Lewis (pass failed) | CAL 28-16 |
- 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
Roster
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