2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2003 UCLA Bruins UCLA Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State University 6–6 8–5 Karl Dorrell Pat Hill 0 7 2 0 14 3 0 0 December 30 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Rodney Davis (Fresno St.)Garrett McIntyre (Fresno St.) David Witvoet (Big Ten) 20,126http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/svfc.html Stats 2003–2004 2011-12-11 2012-09-13 https://archive.today/20120913230324/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/svfc.html dead ESPN2 Gary Bender, John Cooper The 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the UCLA Bruins and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 30, 2003, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was the fourth time the Silicon Valley Football Classic was played and the final game of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. Fresno State defeated UCLA 17–9.Sumlin scores twice for Bulldogs ESPN.com December 30, 2003 November 28, 2010 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=233640278 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017105525/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=233640278 dead October 17, 2012 It was the sixth time the two teams had met on the field and the first victory for Fresno State.Silicon Valley Classic Brian Murphy San Francisco Chronicle December 30, 2003 November 28, 2010 https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Silicon-Valley-Classic-2507706.php For the 2003 bowl season the Silicon Valley Classic had contractual tie-ins with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). The SVC organizers had a choice between UCLA and the Washington Huskies, both of whom finished the season 6–6 and bowl eligible, to represent the Pac-10. The SVC invited UCLA, citing UCLA's victory against Washington earlier in the season.It's UCLA-Fresno St. in Silicon Valley Classic Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/ncaa/12/03/bc.fbc.siliconvalleycla.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20040327124444/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/ncaa/12/03/bc.fbc.siliconvalleycla.ap/ dead March 27, 2004 December 3, 2003 November 28, 2010 Since the beginning of the bowl in 2000, the Fresno State Bulldogs represented the WAC. Fresno State and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane finished the season tied for second in the WAC and available for the SVC. Fresno State returned to the SVC for the fourth straight year, while Tulsa went to the Humanitarian Bowl.Silicon only bowl hope for UW Ted Miller Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 2, 2003 November 28, 2010 http://www.seattlepi.com/huskies/150676_husk02.html References Silicon Valley Classic Category:Silicon Valley Football Classic Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football bowl games Category:UCLA Bruins football bowl games Silicon Valley Football Category:December 2003 sports events in the United States