2003 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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 *
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
^ 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.
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