2003 California Golden Bears football team information
American college football season
2003California Golden Bears football
Insight Bowl champion
Insight Bowl, W 52–49 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference
Pacific-10 Conference
Record
8–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Jeff Tedford (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
George Cortez (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Bob Gregory (2nd season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Lorenzo Alexander
Adimchinobe Echemandu
Donnie McCleskey
Aaron Rodgers
Home stadium
California Memorial Stadium
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 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]
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]
^"2003 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^"California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^"Player Bio:Aaron Rodgers". University of California. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^"Cal-USC Postgame Quotes". Cal Athletics. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
^Beacham, Greg (September 28, 2003). "Cal bears down in OT, snaps USC streak". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D1.
^"Cal fans storm field after win". ESPN. September 27, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^Baum, Bob (December 27, 2003). "Cal kicker wins another big one". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. D1.
^"Cal Records". University of California. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^"2003 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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