The AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football final poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2003 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
%% RANK, TEAM REC PTS PRV
1. Southern Cal (48) 12-1 1,608 1
2. LSU (17) 13-1 1,576 2
3. Oklahoma 12-2 1,476 3
4. Ohio State 11-2 1,411 7
5. Miami 11-2 1,329 10
6. Michigan 10-3 1,281 4
7. Georgia 11-3 1,255 11
8. Iowa 10-3 1,107 13
9. Washington St. 10-3 1,060 15
10. Miami (Ohio) 13-1 932 14
11. Florida State 10-3 905 9
12. Texas 10-3 887 5
13. Mississippi 10-3 845 16
14. Kansas State 11-4 833 8
15. Tennessee 10-3 695 6
16. Boise State 13-1 645 18
17. Maryland 10-3 564 23
18. Purdue 9-4 526 12
19. Nebraska 10-3 520 22
20. Minnesota 10-3 368 24
21. Utah 10-2 308 25
22. Clemson 9-4 230 —
23. Bowling Green 11-3 189 —
24. Florida 8-5 165 17
25. Texas Christian 11-2 126 19
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 109, Arkansas 73,
Virginia 36, N. Illinois 30, Auburn 8, Oregon St. 8, N.C.
State 7, Pittsburgh 7, West Virginia 4, Connecticut 2.
LSU 21, OKLAHOMA 14
Oklahoma 0 7 0 7–14
LSU 7 7 7 0–21
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First quarter
LSU: Green 24 run (Gaudet kick), 11:38. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:09. Key play: Webster 18 interception return to Sooners 32. LSU 7-0.
Second quarter
OKLA: K.Jones 1 run (DiCarlo kick), 7:31. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:04. Key play: Shelby block of Do.Jones punt and Dennison recovery at Tigers 2. Tied 7-7.
LSU: Vincent 18 run (Gaudet kick), 4:21. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. Key plays: Mauck 21 pass to Henderson; Vincent 13 run; Mauck 15 pass to Da.Jones on 3rd-and-7; Vincent 13 run to Sooners 18. LSU 14-7.
Third quarter
LSU: Spears 20 interception return (Gaudet kick), 14:13. LSU 21-7.
Fourth quarter
OKLA: K.Jones 1 run 11:01. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:45. Key plays: Pool 49 interception return to Tigers 31; White 19 pass to Clayton on 4th-and-10 to Tigers 12. LSU 21-14.
%% TEAM STATS OKLA LSU
First downs 12 13
Rushing 5 6
Passing 5 6
Penalty 2 1
Rushing attempts 33 40
Rushing yards 106 199
Rushing yards-lost 54 40
Net yards rushing 52 159
Net yards passing 102 153
Completed-att. 13-37 14-24
Had intercepted 2 2
Total plays 70 64
Total net yards 154 312
Avg gain 2.2 4.9
Fumbles-lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-yds 11-70 8-65
Punts-avg. 8-45.9 8-34.0
Punt returns 5-36 3-26
Kickoff returns 2-24 0-0
Interceptions 2-62 2-38
Third down eff. 4-15 6-17
Fourth down eff. 1-3 0-1
Sacks by 5-12 5-46
Time of possession 28:41 31:19
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Rushing: Oklahoma, K.Jones 20-59, Ma.Clayton 4-38, Works 1-2, team 1-(minus 1), White 7-(minus 46). LSU, Vincent 16-117, Mauck 14-27, Green 3-22, Broussard 2-6, Addai 2-(minus 1), team 3-(minus 12).
Passing: Oklahoma, White 13-37-2-102. LSU, Mauck 13-22-2-124, Bech 1-1-0-29, Mi.Clayton 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: Oklahoma, Ma.Clayton 4-32, Wilson 3-31, Runnels 2-19, K.Jones 2-6, Bradley 1-9, B.Jones 1-5. LSU, Mi.Clayton 4-38, Da.Jones 3-54, Henderson 2-24, Green 2-23, Addai 2-12, Edwards 1-2.
Punt returns: Oklahoma, Perkins 3-10, Shelby 1-17, team 1-7, Dennison 0-2. LSU, Green 3-26.
Kickoff returns: Oklahoma, Ma.Clayton 2-24.
Sacks: Oklahoma, Pool 1, Lehman 1, Nicholson 1, Harris 1, Cody 1. LSU, Turner 2, Hill 1, Oliver 1, Spears 1.
Interceptions: Oklahoma, Pool 1-49, Perkins 1-13. LSU, Spears 1-20, Webster 1-18.
Missed field goals: None.
How LSU got to #1
DATE LSU OPPONENT RESULT
8-30 Louisiana-Monroe W 49-7
9-6 at Arizona W 59-13
9-13 Western Illinois W 35-7
9-20 Georgia W 17-10
9-27 at Mississippi State W 416
10-11 Florida L 19-7
10-18 at South Carolina W 33-7
10-25 Auburn W 31-7
11-1 Louisiana Tech W 49-10
11-15 at Alabama W 27-3
11-22 at Mississippi W 17-14
11-29 Arkansas W 55-24
12-5 at Georgia W 34-13
1-4 Oklahoma W 21-14
How USC got to #1
DATE USC OPPONENT RESULT
8-30 at Auburn W 23-0
9-6 Brigham Young W 35-18
9-13 Hawaii W 61-32
9-27 at California L 34-31*
10-4 at Arizona State W 37-17
10-11 Stanford W 44-21
10-18 at Notre Dame W 45-14
10-25 at Washington W 43-23
11-1 Washington State W 43-16
11-15 at Arizona W 45-0
11-22 UCLA W 47-22
12-6 Oregon State W 52-28
1-1 Michigan W 28-14
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*–three overtimes
Recent #1s
YR AP COACHES
2003 Southern Cal LSU
2002 Ohio State Ohio State
2001 Miami Miami
2000 Oklahoma Oklahoma
1999 Florida State Florida State
1998 Tennessee Tennessee
1997 Michigan Nebraska
1996 Florida Florida
1995 Nebraska Nebraska
1994 Nebraska Nebraska
1993 Florida State Florida State
1992 Alabama Alabama
1991 Miami Washington
LSU bowl history–17-17-1
2004 Sugar: W 21-14 vs. Oklahoma
2003 Cotton: L 35-20 vs. Texas
2002 Sugar: W 47-34 vs. Illinois
2000 Peach: W 28-14 vs. Georgia Tech
1997 Independence: W 27-9 vs. N. Dame
1996 Peach: W 10-7 vs. Clemson
1995 Independence: W 45-26 vs. MSU
1989 Hall of Fame: L 23-10 vs. Syracuse
1988 Gator: W 30-13 vs. South Carolina
1987 Sugar: L 30-15 vs. Nebraska
1985 Liberty: L 21-7 vs. Baylor
1984 Sugar: L 28-10 vs. Nebraska
1982 Orange: L 21-20 vs. Nebraska
1979 Tangerine: W 34-10 vs. Wake Forest
1978 Liberty: L 20-15 vs. Missouri
1977 Sun: W 27-9 vs. Notre Dame
1973 Orange: L 16-9 vs. Penn State
1972 Bluebonnet: L 24-21 vs. Tennessee
1971 Sun: W 33-15 vs. Iowa State
1970 Orange: L 17-12 vs. Nebraska
1968 Peach: W 31-27 vs. Florida State
1967 Sugar: W 20-13 vs. Wyoming
1965 Cotton: W 14-7 vs.Arkansas
1964 Sugar: W 13-10 vs. Syracuse
1963 Bluebonnet: L 14-7 vs. Baylor
1962 Cotton: W 13-0 vs. Texas
1961 Orange: W 25-7 vs. Colorado
1959 Sugar: L 21-0 vs. Mississippi
1958 Sugar: W 7-0 vs. Clemson
1949 Sugar: L 35-0 vs. Oklahoma
1946 Cotton: 0-0 tie vs. Arkansas
1943 Orange: W 19-14 vs. Texas A&M
1937 Sugar: L 6-0 vs. Santa Clara
1936 Sugar: L 21-14 vs. Santa Clara
1935 Sugar: L 3-2 vs. TCU
How AP top 20 fared
Final regular-season rankings
#1 Southern Cal (12-1) beat #4 Michigan 28-14, Rose
#2 LSU (13-1) beat #3 Oklahoma 21-14, Sugar
#3 Oklahoma (12-2) lost to #2 LSU 21-14, Sugar
#4 Michigan (10-3) lost to #1 Southern Cal 28-14, Rose
#5 Texas (10-3) lost to #15 Wash. State 28-20, Holiday
#6 Tennessee (10-3) lost to Clemson 27-14, Peach
#7 Ohio State (11-2) beat #8 Kansas State 35-28, Fiesta
#8 Kansas State (11-4) lost to #7 Ohio State 35-28, Fiesta
#9 Florida State (10-3) lost to #10 Miami 16-14, Orange
#10 Miami (11-2) beat #9 Florida State 16-14, Orange
#11 Georgia (11-3) beat #12 Purdue 34-27 OT, Capital One
#12 Purdue (9-4) lost to #11 Georgia 34-27, Capital One
#13 Iowa (10-3) beat #17 Florida 37-17, Outback
#14 Miami, O. (13-1) beat Louisville 49-28, GMAC
#15 Washington State (10-3) beat #5 Texas 28-20, Holiday
#16 Mississippi (10-3) beat #21 Oklahoma State 31-28, Cotton
#17 Florida (8-5) lost to #13 Iowa 37-17, Outback
#18 Boise State (13-1) beat #19 TCU 34-31, Fort Worth
#19 TCU (11-2) lost to #18 Boise State 34-31, Fort Worth
#20 West Virginia (8-5) lost to #23 Maryland 41-7, Gator
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