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California

PAC · 2003 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
8–6
0.571 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–4L 7–10
2Week 2 · Sep 2Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA9–4W 34–2
3Week 3 · Sep 9Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC7–6L 21–23
4Week 4 · Sep 16Utah (UTAH)H2HMWC10–2L 24–31
5Week 5 · Sep 23Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB101–11W 31–24
6Week 6 · Sep 30USCH2HPAC12–1W 34–31
7Week 7 · Oct 7Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 21–35
9Week 9 · Oct 21UCLAH2HPAC6–7L 20–23
10Week 10 · Oct 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC2–10W 42–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC5–7W 51–23
12Week 12 · Nov 11Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–5L 17–21
13Week 13 · Nov 18Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC6–6W 54–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–7W 28–16
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE8–5W 52–49

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.702
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-29+47
  • USC +12
  • Southern Miss +9
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • Washington +6
  • Arizona State +5
  • Stanford +4
  • Arizona +2
  • Illinois +1
  • Utah -2
  • Kansas State -4
  • Oregon State -5
  • Oregon -5
  • Colorado State -6
  • UCLA -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.571 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53W15#51Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+32
-2
-7
+7
+3
-14
-3
+28
+28
-4
+47
+12
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#641998#811999#842000#1012001#442002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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