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1903 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1903 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their second season under head coach A. W. Ristine, the Cyclones compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 202 to 59.[1][2] Preston Daniels was the team captain.[2] The only loss of the year was to eventual National Champions Minnesota.

1903 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainPreston Daniels
Home stadiumState 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

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.[3] The field was known as State Field; when the new field opened in 1914, it became known as "New State Field".[4] season results table

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Highland Park
W 16–0
October 33:00 p.m.at Omaha Light Guards
W 18–01,000[5]
October 10at Minnesota
L 0–46
October 17Coe
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 36–5
October 31South Dakota
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 23–0
November 72:35 p.m.at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 41–6
November 14at SimpsonIndianola, IAW 11–2
November 20at Cornell (IA)Mount Vernon, IAW 41–0
November 26at DrakeDes Moines, IAW 16–0[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1903 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 129. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Football History: The 1890s". cyclones.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Football Game". The Iowa Heritage Collection. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "1903 Iowa State Football @ Omaha Light Guards - Recap". The des Moines Register. October 4, 1903. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Cyclones From Ames Swept Field". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 27, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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