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2003 Oregon State Beavers football team

2003 Oregon State Beavers football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 55–14 vs. New Mexico
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Chryst (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Riley, who returned Oregon State after helming the team in 1997 and 1998, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Beavers defeated New Mexico. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 pmSacramento State*
FSNNWW 40–735,614[1]
September 57:00 pmat Fresno State*
ESPNL 14–1635,553
September 133:30 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 28–1635,831
September 204:00 pmBoise State*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNNWW 26–2435,963
September 277:00 pmNo. 24 Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNW 45–1736,122
October 42:00 pmat California
W 35–2139,150
October 187:00 pmWashingtonNo. 22
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
TBSL 17–3837,034
October 253:30 pmat No. 6 Washington State
FSNL 30–3635,117
November 11:00 pmArizona
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 52–2336,187
November 151:00 pmStanford
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 43–336,251
November 2212:30 pmat Oregon
ABCL 20–3458,102
December 61:30 pmat No. 2 USC
ABCL 28–5273,864
December 245:30 pmvs. New Mexico*
ESPNW 55–1425,437
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Boise State

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Boise State at Oregon State
Team 1 234Total
Boise State 0 1707 24
• Oregon State 10 637 26
Scoring summary
112:12Oregon StateKirk Yliniemi 51-yard field goalOregon State 3-0
110:13Oregon StateJoe Newton 40-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Kirk Yliniemi kick)Oregon State 10-0
214:53Oregon StateKirk Yliniemi 25-yard field goalOregon State 13-0
214:04Boise StateT.J. Acree 67-yard pass from Ryan Dinwiddie (Tyler Jones kick)Oregon State 13-7
211:03Boise StateTyler Jones 44-yard field goalOregon State 13-10
25:46Oregon StateKirk Yliniemi 33-yard field goalOregon State 16-10
21:19Boise StateTim Gilligan 62-yard punt return (Tyler Jones kick)Boise St 17-16
37:45Oregon StateKirk Yliniemi 37-yard field goalOregon State 19-17
414:45Oregon StateSteven Jackson 11-yard run (Kirk Yliniemi kick)Oregon State 26-17
411:56Boise StateDavid Mikell 3-yard run (Tyler Jones kick)Oregon State 26-24

Arizona State

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Team 1 234Total
Arizona St 0 737 17
• Oregon St 7 17021 45
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Reser Stadium
  • Game start: 7:10 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 36,122
  • Game weather: Clear; 73 °F (23 °C); wind 24 mph (39 km/h) NW
  • Referee: Jay Stricherz
Scoring summary
Q17:21ORSTAnderson 6 yard run (Yliniemi kick)ORST 7–0
Q26:50AZSTFulton 5 yard pass from Walter (Ainsworth kick)Tie 7–7
Q24:11ORSTFarley 61 yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick)ORST 14–7
Q22:40ORSTNewsom 28 yard pass from Anderson (Yliniemi kick)ORST 21–7
Q2:00ORSTYliniemi 29 yard field goalORST 24–7
Q31:30AZSTAinsworth 34 yard field goalORST 24–10
Q411:09ORSTJackson 15 yard run (Yliniemi kick)ORST 31–10
Q49:28ORSTChristensen recovered fumble in end zone (Yliniemi kick)ORST 38–10
Q47:07AZSTHagan 20 yard pass from Walter (Ainsworth kick)ORST 38–17
Q45:12ORSTWright 2 yard run (Yliniemi kick)ORST 45–17

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Roster

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tim Euhus Tight end 4 109 Buffalo Bills

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References

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  1. ^ "Beavers thump Sacramento State, 40–7". The Bulletin. August 29, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Oregon State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2016-Sep-03.
  3. ^ "Seasons: 2004: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.