1903 Delaware football team

1903 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainBassett Ferguson
1903 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingstone   –   3 – 0 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   8 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   2 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   7 – 4 – 0
East Florida Seminary   –   3 – 2 – 1
Florida State College   –   3 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 3
Kendall   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   0 – 0 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
Tusculum   –   1 – 1 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 5 – 0
Florida   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   0 – 4 – 0
TCU   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1903 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Nathan Mannakee, Delaware compiled a record of 4–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Washington CollegeNewark, DEW 27–0
October 10Rutgers
W 5–0[1][2]
October 14Wilmington Conference AcademyNewark, DEW 23–0
October 17at Swarthmore
L 0–11
October 24St. John's (MD)Wilmington, DEL 0–5
November 7Western MarylandWilmington, DEL 6–16
November 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–37
November 27MarylandWilmington, DEW 16–0

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Meet Delaware Today". The Evening Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 10, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Defeated". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 12, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.