2003 UCLA Bruins football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	2003
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	6–7
Conf Record:	4–4
Hc Year:	1st
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	Larry Kerr
Dc Year:	1st

The 2003 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were led by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's first season as the UCLA head coach. UCLA was ranked #20 by College Football News in the preseason polls.^[1] The Bruins finished 6–7 overall, and were tied for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 4–4 record.^[2] The Bruins were invited to play in the Silicon Valley Football Classic vs. Fresno State on December 30, 2003.

Game summaries

Colorado

See also: 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

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Illinois

See also: 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

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Oklahoma

See also: 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

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Oklahoma's Antonio Perkins set an NCAA record for punt return yards in a game with 277 yards on seven returns. He also set an NCAA record with three punt returns for touchdowns in a game.

San Diego State

See also: 2003 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

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Washington

See also: 2003 Washington Huskies football team.

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Arizona

See also: 2003 Arizona Wildcats football team.

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California

See also: 2003 California Golden Bears football team.

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Arizona State

See also: 2003 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

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Maurice Drew's 83-yard touchdown run tied for ninth longest run from scrimmage in UCLA history, with Derek Ayers (1993 vs. BYU) and Jackie Robinson (1939 vs. Oregon). It was also the longest run from scrimmage by a true freshman in UCLA history. This was Drew's first 100-yard game. It was the 12th time in UCLA history a true freshman has reached the 100-yard mark and it was the first since DeShaun Foster in 1998 (109 yards on 15 carries vs. USC).

Stanford

See also: 2003 Stanford Cardinal football team.

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Washington State

See also: 2003 Washington State Cougars football team.

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Oregon

See also: 2003 Oregon Ducks football team.

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USC

See also: 2003 USC Trojans football team.

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Fresno State (Silicon Valley Football Classic)

See main article: 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic.

See also: 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2003 Preseason Consensus. Stassen.com. December 11, 2011.
2. Web site: 2003-2004 Football Schedule. UCLA. December 11, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927040008/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/ucla-m-footbl-sched-2003.html. 2012-09-27. dead.