The California Golden Bears were 7-6 in 2003. They emerged victorious over the Virginia Tech Hokies, 52 to 49, in the Insight Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 8-5 | ||
5-3 | 8-6 | ||
4-4 | 6-6 | ||
4-4 | 6-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 14 | 457 | 6,061 | 994 | 6.1 | 2,356 | 542 | 4.3 | 3,705 | 452 | 8.2 | 321 | 124 | 170 | 170 | 81 | 651 | ||
Team Rank | 16th | 10th | 15th | 18th | 28th | 30th | 34th | 13th | 23rd | 22nd | 7th | 31st | 9th | 9th | 49th | 41st | |||
Opponent | 14 | 341 | 5,388 | 5.6 | 1,872 | 500 | 3.7 | 3,516 | 469 | 7.5 | 280 | 100 | 161 | 161 | 99 | 909 | |||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 99th | 74th | 57th | 67th | 49th | 114th | 106th | 82nd | 94th | 51st | 114th | 114th | 19th | 6th | ||||
Net | +116 | +673 | +994 | +0.5 | +484 | +42 | +0.6 | +189 | -17 | +0.7 | +41 | +24 | +9 | +9 | -18 | -258 | |||
Net Rank | 29th | 36th | 15th | 39th | 39th | 46th | 37th | 49th | 70th | 45th | 28th | 44th | 46th | 46th | 15th | 4th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |