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1903 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1903 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     11 0 0
North Dakota     7 0 0
Central Michigan     6 0 0
Notre Dame     8 0 1
Iowa State     8 1 0
Marquette     7 1 0
Lake Forest     6 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 0
Haskell     7 2 0
St. Xavier     7 2 0
Fairmount     6 2 0
Wabash     9 3 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     4 2 0
American Medical     6 3 0
Kansas     6 3 0
Drake     5 3 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 1
Ohio Medical     5 4 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Washington University     4 4 2
Heidelberg     3 4 2
Kansas State     3 4 1
Detroit College     3 4 0
Shurtleff     2 4 1
Ohio     2 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
DePauw     2 6 1
Miami (OH)     1 4 0
Missouri     1 7 1
Western Illinois     0 3 1
Cincinnati     1 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 2 0
Butler     0 3 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1903 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach W. J. Monilaw, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 93.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Penn (IA)Des Moines, IAW 45–0[2]
October 10at IowaL 6–22[3]
October 17MissouriDes Moines, IAW 17–0[4]
October 24at MichiganL 0–47[5]
October 31SimpsonDes Moines, IAW 45–2> 2,000[6]
November 6Cornell (IA)Des Moines, IAW 25–6[7]
November 14at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 32–0[8]
November 26Iowa StateDes Moines, IAL 0–16[9]

References

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  1. ^ "1903 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Drake Defeated Penn College". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 4, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fatal Lack of Teamwork: Explanation Offered for Poor Showing Made by Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 11, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake Defeats Missourians". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 18, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hard Game In Drake: Michigan Scored 47 On Heavy Opponent". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1903. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake Won Over Simpson, 45 to 2". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 1, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "How Drake Beat Cornell College". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 7, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drake Victorious Over Grinnell". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 15, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cyclones From Ames Swept Field". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 27, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.