1903 Arkansas Cardinals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1903

| team = Arkansas Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–4

| head_coach = D. A. McDaniel

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Henry Ragland

| stadium = The Hill

}}

The 1903 Arkansas Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1903 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach D. A. McDaniel (an alumnus of the University of Texas), the Razorbacks compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 63 to 50.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Springfield Normal|title=Springfield Normal}}

| site_stadium = The Hill

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 5–10

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=U. Of A. Team Defeated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116076811/daily-arkansas-gazette/ |newspaper=Arkansas Gazette |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |date=October 3, 1903 |page=2 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Missouri Mines Miners|title=Missouri Mines}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Rolla, MO

| score = 6–17

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Rolla 17, Arkansas 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116076595/the-st-louis-republic/ |newspaper=The St. Louis Republic |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 11, 1903 |page=7, part III |access-date=January 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Drury Panthers|title=Drury}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| score = 10–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Arkansas Defeats Drury, Ten to Six |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader/140983545/ |newspaper=The Springfield Republican |location=Springfield, Missouri |date=October 13, 1903 |page=1 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–15

| attend = 800

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Three Goals Are Missed By Texas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83865302/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 30, 1903 |page=8 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas A. and M. 6; Arkansas 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83899950/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |date=November 1, 1903 |page=6 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Warrensburg Normal|title=Warrensburg Teachers}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Joplin, MO

| score = 6–12

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Warrensburg, 12; Arkansas 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116077174/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 8, 1903 |page=15 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| opponent = Fort Smith High School

| site_stadium = The Hill

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 17–9

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = The Hill

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 12–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Football At University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83901115/arkansas-democrat/ |newspaper=Arkansas Democrat |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |date=November 21, 1903 |page=1 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

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