1903 Washington University football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1903
| team = Washington University
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 4–4–2
| head_coach = L. W. Boynton
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Smith
| stadium = League Park
}}
{{1903 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1903 Washington University football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by first-year head coach L. W. Boynton, Washington University compiled a 4–4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 109 to 103.{{Cite web|title=1903 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-mo/1903-schedule.html|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2015|title=Team Records Game by Game|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3425&year=1903|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915161957/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3425&year=1903|archive-date=September 15, 2015}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Rose Polytechnic|title=Rose Polytechnic}}
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 21–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Rose Poly Defeated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696250/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=Indianapolis Journal |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 4, 1903 |page=8 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 0–21
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Purple Wins Out At St. Louis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696615/the-inter-ocean/ |newspaper=The Inter Ocean |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=October 11, 1903 |page=26 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Shurtleff
| site_stadium = Sportsman's Park
| site_cityst = Alton, IL
| score = 28–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Lombard Olive|title=Lombard}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Galesburg, IL
| score = 6–11
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Missouri Mines Miners|title=Missouri Mines}}
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Washington Varsity Tie Miners In Game Marred By Fumbling |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696712/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 1, 1903 |page=15 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = t
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 0–0
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Washington's Brilliant Playing Results In Tie Game With Missouri, Neither Scoring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696250/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 8, 1903 |page=15 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 0–31
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 23–11
| attend = 1,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Washington Wins When The Sun Goes To Sleep |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696840/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 22, 1903 |page=24 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 2–12
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Iowa Defeats Washington After A Hard-Fought Match |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115696937/the-st-louis-republic/ |newspaper=The St Louis Republic |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 27, 1903 |page=6 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Saint Louis Blue and White|title=Saint Louis}}
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 29–5
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Washington Won An Easy Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115697088/the-st-louis-republic/ |newspaper=The St Louis Republic |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=December 3, 1903 |page=6 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2020-21 Football Record Book |url=https://washubears.com/documents/2022/7/6/2019FBRecordBook.pdf |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |page=14 |access-date=January 3, 2023 }}
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