1903 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska   –   11 – 0 – 0
North Dakota   –   7 – 0 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 0 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Iowa State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
Lake Forest   –   6 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Fairmount   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   9 – 3 – 0
St. Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Wittenberg   –   5 – 2 – 1
Doane   –   2 – 1 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   4 – 2 – 0
American Medical   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kansas   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 3 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
Ohio Medical   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 4 – 2
Heidelberg   –   3 – 4 – 2
Kansas State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Shurtleff   –   2 – 4 – 1
Ohio   –   2 – 4 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
Mount Union   –   2 – 5 – 1
DePauw   –   2 – 6 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 4 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 7 – 1
Western Illinois   –   0 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   1 – 8 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   0 – 1 – 0
Buchtel   –   0 – 2 – 0
Butler   –   0 – 3 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1903 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1903 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 126 to 27. The team had no coach; Walter Stahl was the team manager.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at CooperSterling, KSL 0–5[2]
October 3Sumner County High School
W 10–0[3]
October 9Chilocco
  • Fairmount grounds
  • Wichita, KS
W 50–6[4]
October 17Kansas Wesleyan
  • Fairmont grounds
  • Wichita, KS
W 33–0[5]
October 24KingfisherKingfisher, Oklahoma TerritoryW 11–0[6]
October 26at OklahomaOklahoma City, Oklahoma TerritoryL 5–11[6]
November 3Cooper
  • Fairmount grounds
  • Wichita, KS
W 6–0[7]
November 26Friends (KS)
  • Fairmount grounds
  • Wichita, KS
W 11–51,800[8]

References

  1. ^ "Fairmount College Notes". The Wichita Daily Eagle. September 13, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fairmount Defeated In Football Game by Cooper College Yesterday". The Wichita Daily Eagle. September 27, 1903. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "untitled". The Wellington Journal. October 7, 1903. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "One Score a Minute: Fairmount Led the Indians a Disastrous Pace". The Wichita Daily Eagle. October 10, 1903. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wichita Teams on the Gridiron: Fairmount Defeats Wesleyan by 33 to 0". The Wichita Daily Eagle. October 18, 1903. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Fairmount Defeated: Oklahoma University Defeated Fairmount 11 to 5". The Wichita Daily Eagle. October 27, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sterling Is Beaten: Cooper Loses To Fairmount on Muddy Batltefield". The Wichita Daily Eagle. November 4, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fairmount Won Football Game". The Wichita Daily Eagle. November 27, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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