1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1903

| team = Tennessee Volunteers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 4–5

| conf_record = 2–4

| head_coach = Hubert Fisher

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = T. B. Green

| stadium = Baldwin Park

}}

{{1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by Hubert Fisher in his second and final season at Tennessee. The Volunteers went 4–5 overall with a record of 2–4 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Maryville Scots|title=Maryville (TN)}}

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 17–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82620607/maryville-defeated-in-opening-football-g/|work=The Journal and Tribune|title=Maryville defeated in opening football game of the local season|date=October 4, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 38–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82620838/by-score-of-38-to-0-tennessees-team-sm/|work=The Journal and Tribune|title=By score of 38 to 0, Tennessee's team smothers Carson and Newman|date=October 11, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Dudley Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–40

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82621033/picking-cherries-vanderbilt-defeats-uni/|work=The Tennessean|title=Picking cherries, Vanderbilt defeats University of Tennessee 40 to 0|date=October 18, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Old State Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–24

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82621308/carolina-defeats-tennessee-by-score-24-t/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina defeats Tennessee by score 24 to 0|date=October 30, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Nashville

| site_stadium = Peabody Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| score = 10–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82622102/tennessee-wins-but-it-is-not-an-easy-vi/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory|date=November 2, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–5

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82622293/georgia-plucks-victory-from-tennessee-el/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Georgia plucks victory from Tennessee eleven|date=November 8, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| opponent = Sewanee

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 0–17

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82622625/sewanee-wins-again/|work=The Chattanooga Daily News|title=Sewanee wins again|date=November 15, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = w

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 11–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82622873/tech-drops-game-to-volunteers/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Tech drops game to Volunteers|date=November 22, 1903|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = West End Park

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–24

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71240583/alabamas-24-to-tennessees-zero/|work=Knoxville Sentinel|title=Alabama's 24 to Tennessee's zero|date=November 27, 1903|accessdate=February 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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