2003 Washington Huskies football team

2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2003 Washington Huskies football
2003 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-10
2003 record	6–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Keith Gilbertson (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	John Pettas (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Hundley, Phil Snow (5th, 1st season)
MVP	Reggie Williams and; Charles Frederick (O)
MVP	Derrick Johnson (D)
Captains	Greg Carothers; Cody Pickett; Tank Johnson;
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Keith Gilbertson, the team compiled a 6–6 record, finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference at 4–4, and was outscored 316 to 312.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State*	No. 17	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay)	ABC	L 9–28	105,078
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Indiana*	No. 22	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 38–13	71,125
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Idaho*	No. 21	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 45–14	71,178
September 27	12:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 28–17	71,875
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 16–46	68,319
October 11	12:30 p.m.	Nevada*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 17–28	70,149
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR^[2]	TBS	W 38–17	37,034
October 25	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 USC		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ^[3]	ABC	L 23–43	72,015
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Oregon		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ^[4]^[5] - (rivalry)	TBS	W 42–10	72,450
November 8	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 22–27	48,319
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 7–54	38,576
November 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ^[6]^[7] - (Apple Cup)	FSN	W 27–19	74,549
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster[]

2003 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`24`	Rich Alexis	Sr
C	`72`	Todd Bachert	Sr
TE	`89`	Ben Bandel	Fr
T	`65`	Khalif Barnes	Jr
G	`76`	Dan Dicks	Jr
WR	`10`	Charles Frederick	So
RB	`8`	Kenny James	Fr
T	`67`	Nick Newton	Sr
QB	`15`	Casey Paus	So
QB	`3`	Cody Pickett (C)	Sr
WR	`21`	Sonny Shackelford	Fr
SB	`4`	Isaiah Stanback	Fr
FB	`5`	Zach Tuiasosopo	Jr
G	`63`	Clay Walker	Fr
WR	`1`	Reggie Williams	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Roc Alexander	Sr
SS	`27`	Evan Benjamin	So
LB	`34`	Greg Carothers (C)	Sr
LB	`88`	Marquis Cooper	Sr
CB	`5`	Sam Cunningham	Jr
DE	`22`	Ty Eriks	So
LB	`35`	Tim Galloway	Jr
DE	`56`	Manase Hopoi	Jr
CB	`21`	Derrick Johnson	Jr
DE	`99`	Tank Johnson (C)	Sr
DT	`91`	Danny Mateaki	Fr
FS	`26`	Jimmy Newell	Jr
DT	`59`	Jerome Stevens	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`37`	Garth Erickson	Sr
PK	`10`	Evan Knudson	Jr

Head coach

Keith Gilbertson (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Randy Hart (AHC, DL)
John Pettas (OC, QB)
Tim Hundley (co-DC, LB)
Phil Snow (co-DC, CB)
Dan Cozzetto (OL)
Chuck Heater (RB)
Cornell Jackson (S)
Bobby Kennedy (WR)
Scott Pelluer (TE, ST)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[8]^[9]^[10]

NFL Draft[]

Four Huskies were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (255 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Reggie Williams	WR	1st	9	Jacksonville Jaguars
Tank Johnson	DT	2nd	47	Chicago Bears
Marquis Cooper	LB	3rd	79	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cody Pickett	QB	7th	217	San Francisco 49ers

References[]

^ "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ Rodman, Bob (October 19, 2003). "It's same old story for Beavers". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.
^ Korte, Tim (October 26, 2003). "Leinert excels as USC cruises". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. p. D6.
^ Clark, Bob (November 2, 2003). "Dawgs give UO another licking". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.
^ "Huskies get last laugh on Ducks". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 2003. p. 5B.
^ Korte, Tim (November 23, 2003). "Huskies re-establish dominance". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. p. D9.
^ Fox, Tom (November 24, 2003). "UW wins...again". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
^ "OSU at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 18, 2003. p. D2.
^ "The starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 1, 2003. p. D5.
^ "WSU at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 22, 2003. p. 3B.

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[1] "Washington Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

[sosfobvr-2] Rodman, Bob (October 19, 2003). "It's same old story for Beavers". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.

[lnrtexc-3] Korte, Tim (October 26, 2003). "Leinert excels as USC cruises". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. p. D6.

[dguoalc-4] Clark, Bob (November 2, 2003). "Dawgs give UO another licking". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). p. D1.

[mpdn-5] "Huskies get last laugh on Ducks". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 2003. p. 5B.

[hresdom-6] Korte, Tim (November 23, 2003). "Huskies re-establish dominance". Sunday Register-Guard. (Eugene, Oregon). Associated Press. p. D9.

[mptfxagn-7] Fox, Tom (November 24, 2003). "UW wins...again". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[osuatwa-8] "OSU at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 18, 2003. p. D2.

[atuo-9] "The starters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 1, 2003. p. D5.

[wsuawalmt-10] "WSU at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 22, 2003. p. 3B.

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2003 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	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