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2003 Oregon Ducks football
Sun Bowl, L 30–31 vs. Minnesota
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Aliotti (7th season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen 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 Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Ducks lost to Minnesota. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Before the season

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Dennis Dixon
QB 		San Leandro, CA San Leandro HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 4.5 Feb 5, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Gilliam
CB 		Tallahassee, FL Lincoln HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 4.4 Feb 5, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Lance Broadus
LB 		Woodland Hills, CA William Howard Taft HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 4.5 Feb 3, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Johnny DuRocher
QB 		Spanaway, WA Bethel HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.8 May 8, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Carey
S 		Olympia, WA Capital HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 4.4 Jan 25, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Marcus Miller
LB 		Norwalk, CA Cerritos CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.5 Dec 18, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Pat So'oalo
OL 		Kailua, HI Kailua HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 288 lb (131 kg) 4.9 Jan 25, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
AJ Tuitele
S 		Banning, CA Banning HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Jun 14, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Eddie Whitaker
TE 		Van Nuys, CA Los Angeles Valley CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 4.7 Jan 12, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Rodney Woods
CB 		Fresno, CA Fresno CC 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Jan 20, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Paul Martinez
K 		Danville, CA San Ramon Valley HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.9 Jan 20, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Marc Walker
CB 		San Francisco, CA CC of San Francisco 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Dec 18, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Victor Filipe
DT 		Salt Lake City, UT Highland HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) NA Dec 9, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jerome Johnson
LB 		Los Angeles, CA Susan Miller Dorsey HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 4.7 Dec 16, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Brady Leaf
QB 		Great Falls, MT C M Russell HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.8 Dec 25, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Brian Paysinger
WR 		Long Beach, CA Woodrow Wilson Classical HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.4 Jan 16, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Dante Rosario
LB 		Dayton, OR Dayton HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Jul 9, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Garren Strong
WR 		Cupertino, CA Homestead HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Dec 18, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Josh Tschirgi
OL 		Vancouver, WA Skyview HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.1 Nov 20, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Bair
TE 		Saint Anthony, ID South Fremont HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) NA Feb 4, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Marcus Maxwell
WR 		Santa Clara, CA Diablo Valley College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.5 Jan 22, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kyle Weatherspoon
WR 		Lynwood, CA Lynwood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) NA Feb 4, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ramond White
LB 		Henderson, NV Green Valley HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.5 Jan 22, 2003 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Dan Kause
TE 		Anaheim, CA Servite CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 4.7 Dec 9, 2002 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44   Rivals: 26
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon Football Commitment List 2003". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  • "Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2003". Scout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  • "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 pmat Mississippi State*
ESPN2W 42–3452,856
September 612:30 pmNevada*
OSNW 31–2356,471
September 137:00 pmat Arizona
TBSW 48–1040,462
September 2012:30 pmNo. 3 Michigan*No. 22
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABCW 31–2759,023
September 2712:30 pmNo. 21 Washington StateNo. 10
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ABCL 16–5557,473[1]
October 37:00 pmat Utah*No. 19
ESPN2L 13–1744,676
October 1112:30 pmat Arizona State
ABCL 14–5953,762
October 2512:30 pmStanforddagger
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 35–057,627
November 17:00 pmat Washington
TBSL 10–4272,450[2][3]
November 87:00 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
TBSW 21–1757,511
November 1512:30 pmat UCLA
FSNW 31–1356,083
November 2212:30 pmOregon State
ABCW 34–2058,102
December 3111:30 amvs. Minnesota*
CBSL 30–3149,894
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Mississippi State

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1 234Total
• Oregon 28 0140 42
Mississippi St 0 14713 34
Scoring summary
113:02OregonSamie Parker 55 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 7-0
19:41OregonTerence Whitehead 9 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 14-0
15:06OregonDemetrius Williams 86 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 21-0
11:10OregonMatt Floberg 2 yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 28-0
213:49Mississippi StKevin Fant 1 yard run (Brent Smith kick)Oregon 28-7
21:00Mississippi StJustin Jenkins 2 yard pass from Kevin Fant (Brent Smith kick)Oregon 28-14
39:09Mississippi StNick Turner 44 yard run (Brent Smith kick)Oregon 28-21
36:46OregonMatt Floberg 12 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 35-21
3:24OregonJason Fife 6 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 42-21
47:39Mississippi StTee Milons 14 yard pass from Kevin Fant (pass failed)Oregon 42-27
43:04Mississippi StMcKinley Scott 14 yard pass from Kevin Fant (Brent Smith kick)Oregon 42-34

Nevada

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1 234Total
Nevada 0 779 23
• Oregon 10 1470 31

Arizona

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1 234Total
• Oregon 6 14217 48
Arizona 0 037 10
Scoring summary
19:42OREJared Siegel 29 yard field goalOregon 3–0
11:24OREJared Siegel 22 yard field goalOregon 6–0
28:56OREJason Fife 5 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 13–0
21:02OREDemetrius Williams 3 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 20–0
311:20ARIZBobby Gill 44 yard field goalOregon 20–3
38:00OREDemetrius Williams 65 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 27–3
35:43OREKenny Washington 1 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 34–3
32:43OREDemetrius Williams 30 yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 41–3
411:47ORERyan Shaw 7 yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 48–3
43:42ARIZBiren Ealy 53 yard pass from Ryan O'Hara (Bobby Gill kick)Oregon 48–10

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Michigan

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1 234Total
Michigan 6 0714 27
• Oregon 0 2137 31
Scoring summary
15:42MICHJeremy LeSueur 78 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)MICH 6-0
213:44ORETerrence Whitehead 19 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 7-6
210:01OREJason Fife 15 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 14-6
27:50ORESteven Moore 61 yard punt return (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 21-6
311:09OREJared Siegel 36 yard field goalORE 24-6
34:03MICHJason Avant 23 yard pass from John Navarre (Adam Finley kick)ORE 24-13
411:04MICHSteve Breaston 9 yard pass from John Navarre (John Navarre to Braylon Edwards pass)ORE 24-21
46:55OREJordan Carey 1 yard blocked punt return (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 31-21
42:18MICHSteve Breaston 36 yard pass from John Navarre (kick blocked)ORE 31-27
  • Highest ranked non-conference opponent Oregon defeated at home

Washington State

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Utah

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Arizona State

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Stanford

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Washington

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California

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1 234Total
California 0 1007 17
• Oregon 0 7014 21
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
  • Game start: 10:00 p.m. EST
Scoring summary
214:56CALAdimchinobi Echemandu 1 yard run (Tyler Frederickson kick)California 7-0
26:51ORESamie Parker 13 yard pass from Jason Fife (Jared Siegel kick)Tie 7-7
22:41CALTyler Frederickson 53 yard field goalCalifornia 10-7
410:07CALGarrett Cross 18 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Tyler Frederickson kick)California 17-7
44:19ORETim Day 31 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)California 17-14
4:47ORETerrence Whitehead 1 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)Oregon 21-17t

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UCLA

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Oregon State

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See also: 2003 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry
1 234Total
Oregon State 7 337 20
• Oregon 7 7146 34
Scoring summary
111:45OSUSteven Jackson 3 yard run (Kirk Yliniemi kick)OSU 7-0
17:46ORETerrence Whitehead 15 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)Tied 7-7
214:55OREDemetrius Williams 79 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 14-7
25:22OSUKirk Yliniemi 29 yard field goalORE 14-10
39:21OREKellen Clemens 4 yard run (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 21-10
37:02OSUKirk Yliniemi 28 yard field goalORE 21-13
33:20OREDante Rosario 15 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)ORE 28-13
413:38OSUPat Loney 1 yard pass from Derek Anderson (Kirk Yliniemi kick)ORE 28-20
46:54OREJared Siegel 18 yard field goalORE 31-20
43:36OREJared Siegel 22-yard field goalORE 34-20

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Sun Bowl (Minnesota)

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References

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  1. ^ Clark, Bob (September 28, 2003). "Ducks lay egg at Autzen". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. D1.
  2. ^ Clark, Bob (November 2, 2003). "Dawgs give UO another licking". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.
  3. ^ "Huskies get last laugh on Ducks". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 2003. p. 5B.
  4. ^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 42. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  8. ^ ESPN
  9. ^ ESPN
  10. ^ ESPN.com
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