1903 Tampa football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
  • Bobby Lynch
CaptainBert Steadman
Seasons
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1904 →

The 1903 Tampa football team was an amateur American football team based in Tampa, Florida which competed during the 1903 college football season. The Tampa Football club should not be confused with the University of Tampa's football program, as the school was not established until 1933.

The Tampa team was active for several years in the early 1900s and competed against early college football squads along with amateur teams organized by military bases and other local clubs from around Florida. The club's founder and manager, local businessman J. L. Reed, was considered instrumental in bringing the game of football to Tampa.[1][2]

The 1903 Tampa Football club team was coached by Bobby Lynch and posted a 3–2–1 record. The squad's colors were red and black.

The touchdown in the New Years Day game was scored by Bob Jaughin, future sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, during Prohibition.[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 312:30 p. m.StetsonL 0–5[5][6]
November 3at Jacksonville Light InfantryJacksonville, FloridaL 0–10[7][8]
November 26at Fort DesotoDesoto ParkW 19–0200[9]
December 15Fort DesotoW 15–0[10]
December 25East Florida SeminaryT 0–0[11]
January 1East Florida SeminaryDeSoto ParkW 5–0[12]

References

  1. ^ "Clipped from the Tampa Tribune". The Tampa Tribune. October 9, 1903. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Obituary for J. L. REED (Aged 68)". The Tampa Tribune. December 17, 1938. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Clipped from the Tampa Tribune". The Tampa Tribune. January 3, 1904. p. 8.
  4. ^ Allen, Philip (2014). "Descendants of Mark Joughin and Esther Quayle - Cronk Bane, Bride" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Stetson 5, Tampa 0". The DeLand News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (October 30, 1903). "The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, October 30, 1903, Image 1" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  7. ^ "Clipped From The Tampa Tribune". November 3, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clipped from the Tampa Tribune". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1903. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Clipped From The Tampa Tribune". December 16, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Red and Black Waved In Victory Yesterday". December 16, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Football Game". The Tampa Tribune. December 27, 1903. p. 1. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Clipped from the Tampa Tribune". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1904. p. 1.


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