1903 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1903 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1903 college football season. The team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 83 to 46. John McLean was the head coach for the first of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1903 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–1
Head coach
CaptainAbner Birney
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     11 0 0
North Dakota     7 0 0
Central Michigan     6 0 0
Notre Dame     8 0 1
Iowa State     8 1 0
Marquette     7 1 0
Lake Forest     6 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 0
Haskell     7 2 0
St. Xavier     7 2 0
Fairmount     6 2 0
Wabash     9 3 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     4 2 0
American Medical     6 3 0
Kansas     6 3 0
Drake     5 3 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 1
Ohio Medical     5 4 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Washington University     4 4 2
Heidelberg     3 4 2
Kansas State     3 4 1
Detroit College     3 4 0
Shurtleff     2 4 1
Ohio     2 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
DePauw     2 6 1
Miami (OH)     1 4 0
Missouri     1 7 1
Western Illinois     0 3 1
Cincinnati     1 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 2 0
Butler     0 3 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Missouri MinesW 40–0
October 12Grinnell
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 6–15
October 17Drake
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–17[3]
October 23Simpson
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–12
October 313:00 p.m.vs. HaskellL 0–12[4]
November 7at Washington UniversityT 0–08,000[5]
November 14Iowa
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–16
November 18Washburn
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–6
November 26vs. Kansas
  • Sportsman's Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 0–510,000[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1903 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Drake Defeats Missourians". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 18, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indians Better Mudders". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 1, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Washington's Brilliant Playing Results In Tie Game With Missouri, Neither Scoring". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 8, 1903. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Pooler Won the Game". The Kansas City Times. November 27, 1903. p. 1.