1903 Lafayette football team
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American college football season
| 1903 Lafayette football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Ernst |
| Home stadium | March Field |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||
| Princeton | – | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Yale | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Columbia | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Dartmouth | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Geneva | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Holy Cross | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Temple | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Washington & Jefferson | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Lehigh | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Harvard | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Penn | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Carlisle | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Amherst | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Lafayette | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Cornell | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||
| Colgate | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Penn State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Swarthmore | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Dickinson | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Brown | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||
| Syracuse | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Fordham | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Frankin & Marshall | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Buffalo | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Rutgers | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||
| Delaware | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Villanova | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Vermont | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Tufts | – | 5 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||
| Springfield Training School | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||
| NYU | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| New Hampshire | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh College | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Western U. Penn. | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||
The 1903 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the team compiled a 7–3 record.[1] [2] John Ernst was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Gallaudet | W 36–0 | ||
| October 3 | Gettysburg | W 11–0 | ||
| October 10 | Susquehanna | W 43–0 | ||
| October 17 | Fordham | W 48–0 | ||
| October 24 | at Navy | W 6–5 | ||
| October 31 | at NYU | W 8–6 | [4] | |
| November 7 | at Princeton | L 0–11 | [5] | |
| November 14 | Bloomsburg Normal | W 29–0 | ||
| November 21 | at Lehigh | Bethlehem, PA | L 6–12 | |
| November 26 | Dickinson |
| L 0–35 | [6] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "1903 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Lafayette wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton, 11; Lafayette, 0". The New York Times. November 8, 1903. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickinson Wins by a Big Score: Carlisle Collegians Defeat Lafayette Eleven on March Field, 35 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1903. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.