2003 Penn Quakers football team

2003 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Al Bagnoli (12th season)
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Penn $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Harvard		4	–	3					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Dartmouth		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Quakers finished the season undefeated and won the Ivy League championship, ^[1] their second league title in a row and third of past four years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Duquesne *	No. 23	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 51–10	8,181	[2]
September 27	at No. 19 Lehigh *	No. 21	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 31–24	10,503	[3]
October 4	at Dartmouth	No. 15	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 33–20	5,104	[4]
October 11	Bucknell *	No. 15	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13	6,410	[5]
October 18	at Columbia	No. 15	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 31–7	13,785	[6]
October 25	Yale	No. 13	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–31 OT	16,510	[7]
November 1	at Brown	No. 11	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–21	8,172	[8]
November 8	Princeton	No. 9	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 37–7	21,060	[9]
November 15	at Harvard	No. 8	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 32–24	12,585	[10]
November 22	Cornell	No. 9	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 59–7	8,203	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Ryan, Shannon (September 21, 2003). "Quakers Demolish Duquesne". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Groller, Keith (September 28, 2003). "Penn Bolts Past Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
4. "Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Jensen, Mike (October 12, 2003). "Penn Holds On for 14-13 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Penn's 11th Straight Is Rout of Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Eichel, Larry (October 26, 2003). "Penn Coughs Up Big Lead but Beats Yale in Overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Quaker Coach Moves Up on Win List". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Jensen, Mike (November 9, 2003). "Quakers Rout Princeton, Clinch Tie for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Jensen, Mike (November 16, 2003). "Penn Makes Up for Bad Memory, Beats Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Eichel, Larry (November 23, 2003). "Quakers Romp in Record-Setting Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2019. pg. 195