1903 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–1
Head coach
CaptainAbner Birney
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
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1903 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1903 college football season. The team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 46. John McLean was the head coach for the first of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Missouri Mines
W 40–0
October 12Grinnell
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 6–15
October 17Drake
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–17[3]
October 23Simpson
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–12
October 313:00 p.m.vs. Haskell
L 0–12[4]
November 7at Washington University
T 0–08,000[5]
November 14Iowa
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–16
November 18Washburn
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–6
November 26vs. Kansas
  • Sportsman's Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 0–510,000[6]

References

  1. ^ "1903 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Drake Defeats Missourians". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 18, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indians Better Mudders". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 1, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Washington's Brilliant Playing Results In Tie Game With Missouri, Neither Scoring". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1903. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Pooler Won the Game". The Kansas City Times. November 27, 1903. p. 1.


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