1903 LSU Tigers football team

The 1903 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU of Louisiana State University during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. 1903 was W. S. Borland's third and final season as LSU head coach as he finished 4–5 for the season (15–7 in all three years as head coach). The 1903 season broke the previous season's record for most games played (seven) with nine games. The Tigers played four home games; three in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans, but were on the road the rest of the season. For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and a conversion (PAT) was worth one point.[1]

1903 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn J. Coleman
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 1 4 1 1
Cumberland (TN) + 4 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 5 1 0 7 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi A&M 2 0 2 3 0 2
Georgia 3 2 0 3 4 0
Ole Miss 1 1 1 2 1 1
Texas 0 0 1 5 1 2
Kentucky State 0 0 0 6 1 0
Alabama 3 4 0 3 4 0
Auburn 2 3 0 4 3 0
Tennessee 2 4 0 4 5 0
Georgia Tech 1 4 0 3 5 0
Tulane 0 1 1 2 2 1
Mercer 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 1 3 0
LSU 0 5 0 4 5 0
SW Presbyterian        
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14LSU alumni*W 16–0[2]
October 24Eagles-New Orleans*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 33–0[3]
October 30at Louisiana Industrial*Ruston, LAW 16–0[4]
October 31at Shreveport Athletic Association*W 5–0[5]
November 7at Mississippi A&M
L 0–11[6]
November 9at AlabamaL 0–18[7][8]
November 11at Auburn
L 0–12[9]
November 16Cumberland (TN)
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–41[10]
November 21vs. Ole MissL 0–11[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Football at L.S.U.; Alumni team defeated in first game on State University Gridiron". The Times-Democrat. October 15, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fine football game; L.S.U. defeats the Eagles by a score of 33 to 0". The Times-Democrat. October 25, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ruston was beaten, the L.S.U. team achieved an easy victory". The Times. October 31, 1903. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "University colors waved in victory Saturday at Ball Park". The Shreveport Journal. November 1, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi A. and M. 11, Louisiana 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama wins from creoles". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Alabama the winner". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Creoles lost to Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1903. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cumberland keeps up great winning streak". The Atlanta Journal. November 17, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mississippi and Louisiana will meet at Athletic Park". The Times-Democrat. November 21, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Creoles lose to Mississippi". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.