2003 Penn Quakers football team

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2003 Penn Quakers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
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

The 2003 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Quakers finished the season undefeated and won the Ivy League championship,[1] their second league title in a row and third of past four years.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Duquesne*No. 23W 51–108,181[2]
September 27at No. 19 Lehigh*No. 21W 31–2410,503[3]
October 4at DartmouthNo. 15W 33–205,104[4]
October 11Bucknell*No. 15
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–136,410[5]
October 18at ColumbiaNo. 15W 31–713,785[6]
October 25YaleNo. 13
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–31 OT16,510[7]
November 1at BrownNo. 11W 24–218,172[8]
November 8PrincetonNo. 9
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 37–721,060[9]
November 15at HarvardNo. 8W 32–2412,585[10]
November 22CornellNo. 9
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 59–78,203[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year". Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania. p. 159. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Shannon (September 21, 2003). "Quakers Demolish Duquesne". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Groller, Keith (September 28, 2003). "Penn Bolts Past Lehigh". 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. ^ "Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jensen, Mike (October 12, 2003). "Penn Holds On for 14-13 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn's 11th Straight Is Rout of Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Quaker Coach Moves Up on Win List". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. ^ Jensen, Mike (November 16, 2003). "Penn Makes Up for Bad Memory, Beats Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Eichel, Larry (November 23, 2003). "Quakers Romp in Record-Setting Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2016 Penn Quakers Football Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2019. pg. 195