2003 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2003
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 10–0
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Al Bagnoli
| hc_year = 12th
| off_coach = Andy Coen
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ray Priore
| dc_year = 6th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Franklin Field
| champion = Ivy League champion
}}
{{2003 Ivy League football standings}}
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,{{cite web |title=Football Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |location=Philadelphia, Pa. |page=159 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx}} their second league title in a row and third in four years.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2003
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 23
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2003|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 51–10
| attend = 8,181
| source = {{cite news |title=Quakers Demolish Duquesne |first=Shannon |last=Ryan |date=September 21, 2003 |page=D4 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60915659/2003-penn-duquesne/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opprank = 19
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| score = 31–24
| attend = 10,503
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Bolts Past Lehigh |first=Keith |last=Groller |date=September 28, 2003 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60918137/2003-lehigh-penn/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy League Summaries |date=September 28, 2003 |page=C15 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| score = 33–20
| attend = 5,104
| source = {{cite news |title=Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory |agency=Associated Press |date=October 5, 2003 |page=D12 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60922623/2003-dartmouth-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 14–13
| attend = 6,410
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Holds On for 14-13 Win |first=Mike |last=Jensen |date=October 12, 2003 |page=D8 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60928582/2003-bucknell-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 31–7
| attend = 13,785
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn's 11th Straight Is Rout of Columbia |agency=Associated Press |date=October 19, 2003 |page=D10 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60951721/2003-columbia-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 34–31
| overtime = OT
| attend = 16,510
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Coughs Up Big Lead but Beats Yale in Overtime |first=Larry |last=Eichel |date=October 26, 2003 |page=D8 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60953619/2003-penn-yale/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 24–21
| attend = 8,172
| source = {{cite news |title=Quaker Coach Moves Up on Win List |agency=Associated Press |date=November 2, 2003 |page=D5 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60955004/2003-brown-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 37–7
| attend = 21,060
| rank = 9
| source = {{cite news |title=Quakers Rout Princeton, Clinch Tie for Ivy Title |first=Mike |last=Jensen |date=November 9, 2003 |page=D6 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60956447/2003-penn-princeton/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 32–24
| attend = 12,585
| rank = 8
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Makes Up for Bad Memory, Beats Harvard |first=Mike |last=Jensen |date=November 16, 2003 |page=D5 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60978413/2003-harvard-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 59–7
| attend = 8,203
| rank = 9
| source = {{cite news |title=Quakers Romp in Record-Setting Game |first=Larry |last=Eichel |date=November 23, 2003 |page=D4 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60981822/2003-cornell-penn/ }}
}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Penn Quakers football navbox}}
{{Ivy League football champions}}
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