2003 Princeton Tigers football team

2003 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Roger Hughes (4th season)
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium
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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	No. 20 Lehigh *	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–28		[1]
September 27	at Lafayette *	Fisher Field Easton, PA	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	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 34–14	9,879	[6]
October 25	at No. 20 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	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	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	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	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 15–21	3,822	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "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.