1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1903 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1903 record4–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainT. B. Green
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
Cumberland (TN) + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 0 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 1 – 1
Texas 0 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
Kentucky State 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 1
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
SW Presbyterian   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by Hubert Fisher in his second and final season at Tennessee. The Volunteers went 4–5 overall with a record of 2–4 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Maryville*
W 17–0[1]
October 10Carson–Newman*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 38–0[2]
October 17at Vanderbilt
L 0–40[3]
October 29at South Carolina*
L 0–24[4]
October 31at Nashville
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 10–0[5]
November 7Georgia
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–5[6]
November 14Sewanee
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–17[7]
November 21Georgia Tech
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 11–0[8]
November 26at Alabama
L 0–24[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Maryville defeated in opening football game of the local season". The Journal and Tribune. October 4, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "By score of 38 to 0, Tennessee's team smothers Carson and Newman". The Journal and Tribune. October 11, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Picking cherries, Vanderbilt defeats University of Tennessee 40 to 0". The Tennessean. October 18, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina defeats Tennessee by score 24 to 0". The Greenville News. October 30, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory". Nashville Banner. November 2, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia plucks victory from Tennessee eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee wins again". The Chattanooga Daily News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech drops game to Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama's 24 to Tennessee's zero". Knoxville Sentinel. November 27, 1903. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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