2003 Princeton Tigers football team

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.

2003 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
2003 record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumPrinceton Stadium
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

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. "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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