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1903 Stanford football team

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1903 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stanford     8 0 3
California     6 1 2
Washington     6 1 0
Oregon     4 2 1
USC     4 2 0
Albany College (OR)     4 3 0
Utah Agricultural     3 0 0
New Mexico A&M     2 0 1
Arizona     2 0 0
Tempe Normal     2 0 0
Wyoming     3 2 0
Washington Agricultural     3 3 2
Utah     3 5 0
Nevada State     2 4 2
Oregon Agricultural     2 4 1
Montana     2 5 0
Academy of Idaho     0 1 1

The 1903 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1903 college football season and was coached by James F. Lanagan, a former Stanford baseball player, in his first season coaching the team.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Reliance Athletic ClubStanford, CAT 0–0
September 26USS PensacolaStanford, CAW 17–0
October 3Reliance Athletic ClubStanford, CAW 6–0
October 10USS PensacolaStanford, CAW 34–0
October 15Fort BakerStanford, CAW 57–0
October 24Nevada StateStanford, CAT 0–0[3]
October 28ChemawaStanford, CAW 33–0
October 31Reliance Athletic ClubStanford, CAW 17–0
November 7Multnomah Athletic ClubStanford, CAW 11–0
November 14vs. California
T 6–6
November 26vs. Sherman Institute
W 18–0[4]

Game summaries

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California

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The 1903 Big Game was the last to be played on a neutral field in San Francisco. It ended in a 6–6 tie. Beginning with the 1904 Big Game, the game was alternated between the home field of each team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1903–1907". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Stanford Could Not Score Against Nevada: The Sagebrushers Outplayed the Cardinals at Every Turn Yesterday". Daily Nevada State Journal. October 25, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford defeats Indians". The Daily Palo Alto. November 30, 1903. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Richmond Grounds". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved October 2, 2014.