2003 Yale Bulldogs football team

2003 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Jack Siedlecki (7th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
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 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League with a 4–3 record, 6–4 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Towson *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 62–28	9,715	[2]
September 27	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–7	18,617	[3]
October 4	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–16	3,731
October 12	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 40–17	20,981	[4]
October 18	at No. 18 Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 40–52	7,895	[5]
October 25	at No. 13 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 31–34 OT	16,510	[6]
November 1	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 29–14	3,915	[7]
November 8	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 44–55	15,442	[8]
November 15	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 27–24	16,369	[9]
November 22	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 19–37	53,136	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft

Main article: 2004 NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
6	81	Nate Lawrie	TE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

1. "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
2. Hine, Tommy (September 21, 2003). "Cowan Back in Business". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E2, E7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Hine, Tommy (September 28, 2003). "Defense Steps in as Cowan Falters". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E14, E13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hine, Tommy (October 12, 2003). "Siedlecki Gets Bold and Yale Converts". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Hine, Tommy (October 19, 2003). "Yale Makes a Mess of It". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. 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.
7. Courchesne, Shawn (November 2, 2003). "A Boost from Troost". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E6, E8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Courchesne, Shawn (November 9, 2003). "In End, Yale Trips on Hill". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hine, Tommy (November 16, 2003). "Yale Wins on Final Strip". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 23, 2003). "No-Delivery Zone; Missed Chances Haunt Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E5, E6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.