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1903 Washington football team

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1903 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Spiedel
Home stadiumAthletic Park
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 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its second season under coach James Knight, the team compiled a 6–1 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 63 to 11. William Spiedel was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17at Oregon AgriculturalW 5–0600[1]
October 24Whitman
W 35–0[2]
October 30at Washington AgriculturalW 10–0[3]
November 14Oregon
W 6–52,000[4]
November 20Nevada State
  • Athletic Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 2–03,000[5][6]
November 261:30 p.m.Idaho
  • Athletic Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 5–0[7]
December 5at Multnomah Athletic ClubL 0–61,000–1,500[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Washington defeats Oregon". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 18, 1903. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1903-uw-football/159896748/
  3. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1903-apple-cup-uw/159901578/
  4. ^ "Great Washington-Oregon Football Game at Athletic Park". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Vol. XLV, no. 1. November 15, 1903. pp. 1, 4 12, 13. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Nevada's Team Loses To Washington". Daily Nevada State Journal. November 21, 1903. pp. 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1903-uw-football/159897109/
  7. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1903-uw-washingto/159901185/
  8. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1903-uw-washingto/159901321/
  9. ^ "1903 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.