1903 Texas Longhorns football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1903

| team = Texas Longhorns

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 5–1–2

| conf_record = 0–0–1

| head_coach = Ralph Hutchinson

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = R. G. Watson

| stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

}}

{{1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1903 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.{{cite web|title=Texas Yearly Results (1900-1904)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 2, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/texas/1900-1904_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905172244/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/texas/1900-1904_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Texas School for the Deaf

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 17–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Haskell

| site_stadium = State fair grounds

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| score = 0–6

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Was A Great Game If Texas Did Lose |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109324142/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 10, 1903 |page=5 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = Red River Rivalry

| score = 6–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Varsity Is Given A Fierce Tussle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83903229/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 18, 1903 |page=8 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 48–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Baylor To Put Up Stiff Game Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83864421/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 24, 1903 |page=8 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Baylor Too Slow For Varsity Boys |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83864272/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 25, 1903 |page=5 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 15–0

| 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 = November 6

| w/l = t

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 5–5

| attend = 1,200

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Varsity In A Tie Vanderbilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83865403/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=November 7, 1903 |page=3 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Colcord Park

| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory

| score = 11–5

| attend = 2,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Defeated Oklahoma |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83901613/the-houston-post/ |newspaper=Houston Post |location=Houston, Texas |date=November 14, 1903 |page=3 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Texas's Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83901714/the-galveston-daily-news/ |newspaper=The Galveston Daily News |location=Galveston, Texas |date=November 14, 1903 |page=9 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Varsity Athletic Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 29–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Varsity's Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83865191/the-houston-post/ |newspaper=Houston Post |location=Houston, Texas |date=November 27, 1903 |page=3 |access-date=August 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=1903 Texas Longhorns|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 2, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1903-schedule.html}}

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