1903 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Soule
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
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1903 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingstone   –   3 – 0 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   8 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   2 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   7 – 4 – 0
East Florida Seminary   –   3 – 2 – 1
Florida State College   –   3 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 3
Kendall   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   0 – 0 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
Tusculum   –   1 – 1 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 5 – 0
Florida   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   0 – 4 – 0
TCU   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1903 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1903 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Burr Chamberlain, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–7–1 record, shut out four opponents (including a scoreless tie with Baltimore Medical College), and were outscored by all opponents by a combined score of 130 to 77.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Virginia
W 6–5[3]
October 14Gallaudet
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 18–0[4]
October 17Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 5–0
October 21Baltimore Medical College
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
T 0–0
October 24Lafayette
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 5–6
October 31Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–17
October 28Georgetown
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 5–12
November 4New York Naval Militia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 28–0
November 7Washington & Jefferson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–16[5]
November 14Bucknell
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 5–23
November 21VPI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–11
November 28vs. Army
L 5–40

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Lucky Fluke For Navy". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 11, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Navy Defeats Gallaudet". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 15, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "W. And J., 16: Navy, 0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 8, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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