# 2003 Oregon Ducks football team

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
### Recruiting

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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: Rivals: 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: 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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at Mississippi State* | | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | ESPN2 | W 42–34 | 52,856 |
| September 6 | 12:30 pm | Nevada* | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | OSN | W 31–23 | 56,471 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | TBS | W 48–10 | 40,462 |
| September 20 | 12:30 pm | No. 3 Michigan* | No. 22 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ABC | W 31–27 | 59,023 |
| September 27 | 12:30 pm | No. 21 Washington State | No. 10 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ABC | L 16–55 | 57,473 |
| October 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah* | No. 19 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | L 13–17 | 44,676 |
| October 11 | 12:30 pm | at Arizona State | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ABC | L 14–59 | 53,762 |
| October 25 | 12:30 pm | Stanford | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | W 35–0 | 57,627 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | at Washington | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (rivalry) | TBS | L 10–42 | 72,450 |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | California | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | TBS | W 21–17 | 57,511 |
| November 15 | 12:30 pm | at UCLA | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FSN | W 31–13 | 56,083 |
| November 22 | 12:30 pm | Oregon State | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (Civil War) | ABC | W 34–20 | 58,102 |
| December 31 | 11:30 am | vs. Minnesota* | | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | L 30–31 | 49,894 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oregon | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Mississippi St | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nevada | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| • Oregon | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oregon | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| • Oregon | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
* Highest ranked non-conference opponent Oregon defeated at home

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| California | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Oregon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| • Oregon | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |