2003 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 2003 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League with a 4–3 record, 6–4 overall.^[1]

2003 Ivy League football standings
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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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Towson*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 62–28	9,715	^[2]
September 27	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–7	18,617	^[3]
October 4	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 41–16	3,731
October 12	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 40–17	20,981	^[4]
October 18	at No. 18 Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 40–52	7,895	^[5]
October 25	at No. 13 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 31–34 ^OT	16,510	^[6]
November 1	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 29–14	3,915	^[7]
November 8	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 44–55	15,442	^[8]
November 15	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 27–24	16,369	^[9]
November 22	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 19–37	53,136	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ Hine, Tommy (September 21, 2003). "Cowan Back in Business". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E2, E7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (September 28, 2003). "Defense Steps in as Cowan Falters". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E14, E13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (October 12, 2003). "Siedlecki Gets Bold and Yale Converts". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (October 19, 2003). "Yale Makes a Mess of It". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ Courchesne, Shawn (November 2, 2003). "A Boost from Troost". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E6, E8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Courchesne, Shawn (November 9, 2003). "In End, Yale Trips on Hill". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (November 16, 2003). "Yale Wins on Final Strip". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (November 23, 2003). "No-Delivery Zone; Missed Chances Haunt Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E5, E6 – via Newspapers.com.