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Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   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 champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 due to controversy with the BCS selections for the national championship game.

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]

Recruiting

With the late arrival of highly touted quarterback John David Booty, who left high school a year early to attend USC, the Trojan's 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 five first round picks.[4]

2004 NFL Draft:

2006 NFL Draft:

2007 NFL Draft:

2008 NFL Draft:

Schedule

The Trojans finished the season with a 12–1 record, 7–1 in the Pac-10.[1]

August 303:00 PMat No. 6 Auburn*No. 8

CBSW 23–0 86,063 September 65:00 PMBYU*No. 5

ABCW 35–18 75,315 September 131:00 PMHawaii*No. 4

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

FSNW 61–32 73,654 September 273:30 PMat CaliforniaNo. 3

FSNL 31–34 3OT51,208 October 412:30 PMat Arizona StateNo. 10

ABCW 37–17 56,527 October 117:00 PMStanfordNo. 9

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

FSNW 44–21 68,341 October 1811:30 AMat Notre Dame*No. 4

NBCW 45–14 80,795 October 2512:30 PMat WashingtonNo. 4

ABCW 43–23 72,015 November 14:00 PMNo. 6 Washington StatedaggerNo. 3

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

ABCW 43–16 82,478 November 154:00 PMat ArizonaNo. 2

TBSW 45–0 39,201 November 2212:30 PMUCLANo. 2

ABCW 47–22 93,172 December 61:30 PMOregon StateNo. 2

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

ABCW 52–28 73,864 January 1, 20041:30 PMvs. No. 4 Michigan*No. 1

ABCW 28–14 93,849

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Auburn

1 234Total
• USC 10 067 23
Auburn 0 000 0
Scoring summary
112:38USCMike 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 23-0

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.[5]

2003 team players in the NFL

References

  1. ^ Miller, Ted (May 20, 2008). "BCS system leaves long trail of wounded victims". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  2. ^ Newberg, Jamie (May 22, 2003). "Upon further review ..." SI.com. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  3. ^ "USC wins on recruiting trail by grabbing California talent". USA Today. February 6, 2003.
  4. ^ 2003 USC FOOTBALL SIGNEES, USC Trojans - Official Site, Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  5. ^ Forde, Pat (August 28, 2007) The Dash is off and running, ESPN.com.
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