1903 University of Utah football team

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1903 University of Utah football
ConferenceIndependent
1903 record3–5
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Wade
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Far West college football independents records
  • v
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 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   –   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 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Harvey Holmes, the team compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 87.[1][2] Quarterback Jimmy Wade was the team captain.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Ogden High SchoolOgden, UTW 11–0
October 3at Boulder University
L 0–22
October 10Fort Douglas
W 63–0
October 17at Utah Agricultural
L 0–172,000[4]
October 31Denver
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–10
November 1412th Infantry
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 46–0
November 26Colorado Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 6–16[5]
December 19*Carlisle
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–22[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  2. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Harvey R. Holmes 1903". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ^ ""Pete" Peterson Chosen Captain To Lead 'Varsity Team Next Year". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 4, 1904. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Downed by Farmers: Sad Day for the University of Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fighting Nobly Utah Boys Go Down To Defeat: Colorado Men Won Only by Lucky Place Kicks". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1903. pp. 1, 8.
  6. ^ "Score Was Only Twenty-two to 0: Carlisle Indian Football Team Has no Trouble in Defeating Local Team". Deseret News. December 21, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-07-14.[dead link] (NCAA records list the game against Carlisle Indian School as having occurred on November 19, 1900. However, contemporary records in the Deseret News show the game occurred on December 19, 1903.)
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