The 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the UCLA Bruins and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 30, 2003, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California.
[2] It was the sixth time the two teams had met on the field and the first victory for Fresno State.
The SVC organizers had a choice between UCLA and the Washington Huskies, both of whom finished the season 6–6 and bowl eligible, to represent the Pac-10.
Fresno State and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane finished the season tied for second in the WAC and available for the SVC.
Fresno State returned to the SVC for the fourth straight year, while Tulsa went to the Humanitarian Bowl.