2003 Princeton Tigers football team

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2003 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Princeton Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Ivy League football standings
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 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach Roger Hughes, the Tigers compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 267 to 204. Tim Kirby and Dave Splitthoff were the team captains. [1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 181 to 175 by Ivy opponents. [2]

The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium, on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 No. 20 Lehigh *
L 13–28 [1]
September 27 at Lafayette *
L 13–28 7,107 [3]
October 4 Columbia
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 27–33 8,575 [4]
October 11 No. 17 Colgate *
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 3–30 14,096 [5]
October 18 at Brown
W 34–14 9,879 [6]
October 25 at No. 20 Harvard
L 40–43 2OT 14,086 [7]
November 1 Cornell
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–6 14,037 [8]
November 8 at No. 9 Penn
L 7–37 21,060 [9]
November 15 Yale
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 24–27 OT 16,369 [10]
November 22 at Dartmouth
L 15–21 3,822 [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meixell, Ted (September 28, 2003). "Lafayette Coasts Past Princeton". 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. ↑ "Columbia Stuns Princeton on Final Play". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 5, 2003. p. C19.
  5. ↑ "Colgate 30, Princeton 3". Courier News . Somerville, N.J. Associated Press. October 12, 2003. p. C-8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
  6. ↑ "Wu, Benson Lead Way for Tigers". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Powers, John (October 26, 2003). "Crimson Show Fight". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Canavan, Tom (November 2, 2003). "Princeton Hands Cornell 6th Straight Loss". Courier News . Somerville, N.J. p. C-5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 2, 2003. p. D15.
  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. ↑ Hine, Tommy (November 16, 2003). "Yale Wins on Final Strip". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Dartmouth Defeats Princeton". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 23, 2003. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.
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