The 1903 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1903 college football season. The Wildcats compiled a 10–1–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 67.[1][2]
| 1903 Northwestern Purple football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 10–1–3 (1–0–2 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Dixie Fleager |
| Home stadium | Sheppard Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Chicago North Division HS | Evanston, IL | W 22–5 | ||
| September 22 | Fort Sheridan | Evanston, IL | W 28–0 | ||
| September 23 | Chicago Englewood HS | Evanston, IL | W 35–0 | ||
| September 26 | Northwestern College |
| W 22–6 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Northwestern alumni | Evanston, IL | W 5–0 | ||
| October 3 | Lombard | Evanston, IL | W 23–0 | ||
| October 7 | Chicago Dental | Evanston, IL | W 18–11 | ||
| October 10 | at Washington University | W 23–0 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | at Chicago | T 0–0 | |||
| October 24 | at Cincinnati | W 35–0 | |||
| October 31 | at Illinois | W 12–11 | |||
| November 14 | vs. Notre Dame |
| T 0–0 | ||
| November 21 | vs. Wisconsin |
| T 6–6 | ||
| November 26 | vs. Carlisle |
| L 0–28 | 3,000 | [5][6] |
References
edit- ^ "1903 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Northwestern Is Humiliated". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1902. p. 2, sporting. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Purple Wins Out At St. Louis". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 11, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Purple Outplayed By Wily Redmen". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carlisle Defeats Northwestern". Muscatine Journal. Muscatine, Iowa. November 27, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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