2003 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2003 California Golden Bears football California Golden Bears logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 8–6 5–3 Jeff Tedford 2nd George Cortez 2nd Pro-style Bob Gregory 4–3 2nd Lorenzo Alexander Adimchinobe Echemandu Donnie McCleskey Aaron Rodgers California Memorial Stadium Insight Bowl champion Insight Bowl W 52–49 vs. Virginia Tech 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2003-schedule.html 2003 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016California 2015 Football Information Guide https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf CalBears.com Cal Golden Bears Athletics October 21, 2016 166 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170757/https://admin.xosn.com/attachments1/423534.pdf October 26, 2016 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.http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_aaron00.html Player Bio:Aaron Rodgers University of California May 13, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024226/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_aaron00.html July 27, 2011 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.Cal-USC Postgame Quotes September 27, 2003 Cal Athletics http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092703aac.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120609121444/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092703aac.html June 9, 2012 dead mdy The Bears won in triple overtime, 34–31.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2424%2C6669111 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Beacham Greg Cal bears down in OT, snaps USC streak September 28, 2003 D1http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=232700025 https://web.archive.org/web/20110225155158/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=232700025 dead February 25, 2011 Cal fans storm field after win ESPN September 27, 2003 May 13, 2012 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. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HkxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2973%2C6139600 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Baum Bob Cal kicker wins another big one December 27, 2003 D1 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%.http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/pdf-07FB121to150-072007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071122202146/http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/pdf-07FB121to150-072007 dead November 22, 2007 Cal Records University of California May 13, 2012 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/california/2003.html 2003 California Golden Bears Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 21, 2016 Schedule 2003 AP Pacific August 23 6:45 p.m. l y y Kansas State 7 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO BCA Classic ESPN 28–42 50,823 August 30 1:00 p.m. w y Southern Miss California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA HDNet 34–2 33,552 California soars in 34–2 rout August 31, 2003 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109317041/california-soars-in-342-rout/ September 10, 2022 Newspapers.com September 6 3:00 p.m. l y Colorado State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN 21–23 34,096 September 11 4:45 p.m. l y y Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN 24–31 46,768 September 20 9:00 a.m. w y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 31–24 58,363 September 27 3:30 p.m. w USC 3 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA FSN 34–31 3OT 51,208 October 4 2:00 p.m. l Oregon State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 21–35 39,150 October 18 12:30 p.m. l y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA rivalry ABC 20–23 OT 53,825 October 25 12:30 p.m. w Arizona California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 42–14 33,249 November 1 12:30 p.m. w y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 51–23 48,452 November 8 7:00 p.m. l y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR TBS 17–21 57,511 November 15 12:30 p.m. w Washington California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 54–7 38,576 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5lJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3596%2C4044562 Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon) McCauley Janie Associated Press Bears run wild in rout of Huskies D6 Google News Archive November 22 12:30 p.m. w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Big Game ABC 28–16 67,950 December 26 5:00 p.m. w y y Virginia Tech Bank One Ballpark Phoenix, AZ Insight Bowl ESPN 52–49 42,364 Game summaries Vs. Kansas State California vs. #7 Kansas State Golden Bears 7 7 0 14 Wildcats 10 17 8 7 August 23 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 6:45 p.m. CDT 50,823 ESPN yes 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 yes 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team BCA Classic At Illinois California at Illinois Golden Bears 7 14 7 3 Fighting Illini 7 0 7 10 September 20 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 11:10 a.m. CDT 3:23 58,363 Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) Dave Witvoet yes 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 yes 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team USC #3 USC at California USC 7 0 14 3 0 7 0 California 7 14 0 3 0 7 3 September 27 California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California 6:30 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 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 yes "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. Washington Washington 0 7 0 0 California 13 20 7 14 November 15 Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California 12:30 p.m. EST yes 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 yes California 54, Washington 7 http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233190025 https://archive.today/20130723151426/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233190025 dead July 23, 2013 ESPN November 15, 2003 December 28, 2014 Stanford California at Stanford California 0 0 7 21 Stanford 10 0 0 6 November 22 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California 3:30 p.m. EST Source: https://archive.today/20130411013537/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=233260024 ESPN yes 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 yes 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 2003 California Golden Bears f 8 So Aaron Rodgers QB y 18 Sr Adimchinobe Echemandu RB y 30 Jr J. J. Arrington RB y 61 So Ryan O'Callaghan OL y 63 Sr Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (American football) OL y 20 Jr Matt Giordano S y 21 So Donnie McCleskey DB 22 Fr Tim Mixon CB yes 90 Jr Ryan Riddle DE 91 Sr Monte Parson DE 99 Jr L. P. Ladouceur DT y https://web.archive.org/web/20031213075149/http://calbears.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cal-m-footbl-mtt-num.html *Jeff Tedford 2003-12-13 References California Category:California Golden Bears football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons California Golden Bears football