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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.

ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Headcoach
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2003 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumPrinceton Stadium
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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
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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

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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]
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