1903 Pittsburgh College football
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Record1–5–1
Head coach
  • T. A. Giblin (1st season)
Seasons
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1913 →
1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   11 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   9 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   9 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   9 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   9 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carlisle   –   6 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   7 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   5 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 8 – 0
Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   1 – 5 – 1
Western U. Penn.   –   1 – 8 – 1

The 1903 Pittsburgh College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1903 college football season. T. A. Giblin served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Allegheny Athletic Association
T 0–0300[2]
October 17at Crafton
W 5–0[3]
October 31at California Normal (PA)
L 0–41[4]
November 3Pittsburgh Lyceum
  • College grounds
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–12[5]
November 73:30 p.m.Pastimes ACPittsburgh, PAL 0–21[6]
November 14East End Lyceum
  • Bluff field
  • Pittsburgh PA
L 2–16[7]
November 26at Wheeling AC
L 0–19[8]

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References

  1. ^ "2005 Duquesne Dukes Football MG". Duquesne University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dispute Ended Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Game At Crafton Ended In Dispute". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1903. p. 20. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Hot Time At California". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1903. p. 15. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Lyceum Defeats College". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Pastimes Are Victorious". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Pittsburg College Team Is Defeated". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bluffites Can't Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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