The regular season ended with three one-loss teams in BCS contention: Oklahoma, LSU and USC. USC ended the regular season ranked #1 and LSU #2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. USC lost one triple-overtime game at California, which finished 8–6; LSU had a 12-point home loss against a Florida team that went 8–5; Oklahoma, which had been ranked #1 for most of the season, fell to #3 after suffering a 35–7 defeat in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game to Kansas State, which finished 11–4. Controversy erupted when the BCS computers selected Oklahoma–LSU as the BCS title game. During the bowl games, USC had a convincing 28–14 win over #4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl while LSU beat Oklahoma 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl (designated the BCS title game). USC remained #1 in the final AP Poll with 48 of the 65 votes, and LSU was ranked, by contractual obligation, #1 in the final Coaches' Poll, though three coaches did not follow instructions and voted USC #1 in that poll as well.[1]
With the late arrival of highly touted quarterbackJohn David Booty, who left high school a year early to attend USC, the Trojans' 2003 recruiting class was considered by some to be the best in the country.[2][3]
Its legacy included many NFL Draft picks over several years, including four first-round picks.[4]
USC opened the season visiting Auburn University: the Tigers were also ranked in the top 10 and had been named a pre-season favorite to be the national champion by at least one major news organization. In his first start, quarterback Matt Leinart led the Trojans on a dominating 23–0 performance.[7]
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^Newberg, Jamie (May 22, 2003). "Upon further review ..." SI.com. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
^"USC wins on recruiting trail by grabbing California talent". USA Today. February 6, 2003.
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^Korte, Tim (October 26, 2003). "Leinert excels as USC cruises". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. p. D6.
^Fox, Tom (November 3, 2003). "Washington State drubbed by USC". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho-Washington. p. 1B.
^Forde, Pat (August 28, 2007) The Dash is off and running, ESPN.com.
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The 2003 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2003 NCAA Division I A football season They were named the Associated Press and Football Writers Association of America FWAA national champions but were denied a spot in the BCS National Championship Game by the BCS selections for the national championship game 2003 USC Trojans footballAP Poll national championPac 10 championRose Bowl championRose Bowl W 28 14 vs MichiganConferencePacific 10 ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 2APNo 1Record12 1 7 1 Pac 10 Head coachPete Carroll 3rd season Offensive coordinatorNorm Chow 3rd season CaptainsKeary Colbert Melvin SimmonsHome stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum c 92 000 grass Seasons 20022004 2003 Pacific 10 Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 1 USC 7 1 12 1 No 9 Washington State 6 2 10 3 Oregon 5 3 8 5 California 5 3 8 6 Oregon State 4 4 8 5 Washington 4 4 6 6 UCLA 4 4 6 7 Arizona State 2 6 5 7 Stanford 2 6 4 7 Arizona 1 7 2 10 Conference championRankings from AP PollThe regular season ended with three one loss teams in BCS contention Oklahoma LSU and USC USC ended the regular season ranked 1 and LSU 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll USC lost one triple overtime game at California which finished 8 6 LSU had a 12 point home loss against a Florida team that went 8 5 Oklahoma which had been ranked 1 for most of the season fell to 3 after suffering a 35 7 defeat in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game to Kansas State which finished 11 4 Controversy erupted when the BCS computers selected Oklahoma LSU as the BCS title game During the bowl games USC had a convincing 28 14 win over 4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl while LSU beat Oklahoma 21 14 in the Sugar Bowl designated the BCS title game USC remained 1 in the final AP Poll with 48 of the 65 votes and LSU was ranked by contractual obligation 1 in the final Coaches Poll though three coaches did not follow instructions and voted USC 1 in that poll as well 1 Contents 1 Recruiting 2 Schedule 3 Rankings 4 Game summaries 4 1 Auburn 5 Roster 6 ReferencesRecruiting editWith the late arrival of highly touted quarterback John David Booty who left high school a year early to attend USC the Trojans 2003 recruiting class was considered by some to be the best in the country 2 3 Its legacy included many NFL Draft picks over several years including four first round picks 4 2006 NFL Draft Reggie Bush Round 1 Pick 2 LenDale White Round 2 Pick 45 2007 NFL Draft Steve Smith Round 2 Pick 51 Eric Wright Finished career at UNLV Round 2 Pick 53 Ryan Kalil Round 2 Pick 59 2008 NFL Draft Sedrick Ellis Round 1 Pick 7 Sam Baker Round 1 Pick 21 Lawrence Jackson Round 1 Pick 28 Terrell Thomas Round 2 Pick 63 John David Booty Round 5 Pick 137 Thomas Williams Round 5 Pick 155 Chauncey Washington Round 7 Pick 213 Schedule editDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSourceAugust 303 00 p m at No 6 Auburn No 8Jordan Hare StadiumAuburn ALCBSW 23 086 063September 65 00 p m BYU No 5Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAABCW 35 1875 315September 131 00 p m Hawaii No 4Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAFSNW 61 3273 654September 273 30 p m at CaliforniaNo 3California Memorial StadiumBerkeley CAFSNL 31 34 3OT51 208October 412 30 p m at Arizona StateNo 10Sun Devil StadiumTempe AZABCW 37 1756 527October 117 00 p m StanfordNo 9Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CA rivalry FSNW 44 2168 341October 1811 30 a m at Notre Dame No 4Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame IN rivalry NBCW 45 1480 795October 2512 30 p m at WashingtonNo 4Husky StadiumSeattle WAABCW 43 2372 015 5 November 14 00 p m No 6 Washington State nbsp No 3Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAABCW 43 1682 478 6 November 154 00 p m at ArizonaNo 2Arizona StadiumTucson AZTBSW 45 039 201November 2212 30 p m UCLANo 2Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CA Victory Bell ABCW 47 2293 172December 61 30 p m Oregon StateNo 2Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CAABCW 52 2873 864January 1 20041 30 p m vs No 4 Michigan No 1Rose BowlPasadena CA Rose Bowl College GameDay ABCW 28 1493 849 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific timeRankings editSee also 2003 NCAA Division I A football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votes WeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAP84 6 4 4 4 2 3 2 109553222221 42 1 48 Coaches854 1 3 1 3 1 109443222221 37 2 3 BCSNot released74223223Not releasedGame summaries editAuburn edit 1 234Total USC 10 067 23Auburn 0 000 0Date August 30Location Jordan Hare Stadium Auburn AlabamaGame attendance 86 063Referee Steve ShawTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist Todd Blackledge and Jill ArringtonScoring summary112 38USCMike Williams 5 yard pass from Matt Leinart Ryan Killeen kick USC 7 0 13 21USCRyan Killeen 28 yard field goalUSC 10 0 311 50USCRyan Killeen 42 yard field goalUSC 13 0 37 22USCRyan Killeen 35 yard field goalUSC 16 0 413 51USCHershel Dennis 14 yard run Ryan Killeen kick YSC 23 0USC opened the season visiting Auburn University the Tigers were also ranked in the top 10 and had been named a pre season favorite to be the national champion by at least one major news organization In his first start quarterback Matt Leinart led the Trojans on a dominating 23 0 performance 7 Roster edit2003 USC Trojans football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassTE 86 Dominique Byrd SoRB 5 Reggie Bush FrQB 10 Matt Cassel JrWR 83 Keary Colbert SrTE 44 Gregg Guenther SoTE 81 Alex Holmes SrC 62 Norm Katnik SrRB 37 David Kirtman SoQB 11 Matt Leinart SoOT 77 Jacob Rogers SrG 78 Lenny Vandermade JrRB 35 Lee Webb JrWR 1 Mike Williams So Defense Pos Name ClassCB 8 Marcell Allmond SrLB 59 Collin Ashton SoDT 84 Shaun Cody SoLB 6 Matt Grootegoed JrDB 27 Jason Leach JrDT 99 Mike Patterson Jr Special teams Pos Name Class Head coachPete CarrollCoordinators assistant coachesNorm Chow OC Ed Orgeron AHC DL RC Tim Davis OL Greg Burns DB Lane Kiffin WR Rocky Seto S Brennan Carroll GA Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtRosterReferences edit Miller Ted May 20 2008 BCS system leaves long trail of wounded victims ESPN com Retrieved May 20 2008 Newberg Jamie May 22 2003 Upon further review SI com Retrieved April 30 2008 USC wins on recruiting trail by grabbing California talent USA Today February 6 2003 2003 USC FOOTBALL SIGNEES Archived 2011 05 22 at the Wayback Machine USC Trojans Official Site Retrieved April 30 2008 Korte Tim October 26 2003 Leinert excels as USC cruises Sunday Register Guard Eugene Oregon Associated Press p D6 Fox Tom November 3 2003 Washington State drubbed by USC Moscow Pullman Daily News Idaho Washington p 1B Forde Pat August 28 2007 The Dash is off and running ESPN com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 USC Trojans football team amp oldid 1172409159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
