2003 Princeton Tigers football team

2003 Princeton Tigers football
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
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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

^ ^a ^b "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Wu, Benson Lead Way for Tigers". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Powers, John (October 26, 2003). "Crimson Show Fight". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ Jensen, Mike (November 9, 2003). "Quakers Rout Princeton, Clinch Tie for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (November 16, 2003). "Yale Wins on Final Strip". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.