1903 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1903 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–3–1 (0–3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAllen Abbott
Home stadiumRandall Field
1903 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 14 – 0 – 1
Michigan + 3 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Northwestern + 1 – 0 – 2 10 – 1 – 3
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 12 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1903 Western Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Arthur Hale Curtis, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Allen Abbott.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3North-Western College*
W 28–0[2]
October 10Lawrence*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 40–7
October 17Beloit*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 87–0
October 21Kirksville Osteopaths*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 32–0[3]
October 25Knox (IL)*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 54–6
October 31Chicago
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 6–15
November 7Oshkosh Normal*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 52–0
November 142:00 p.m.at Michigan
L 0–16[4]
November 212:13 p.m.vs. Northwestern
T 6–610,000[5][6]
November 26Minnesota
L 0–17< 3,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Badgers Defeat Naperville". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 4, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Beat Osteopaths". The Kansas City Times. October 22, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Michigan 16; Wisconsin 0" (PDF). The New York Times. November 15, 1903.
  5. ^ "Methodists In Third Tie Game". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 22, 1903. pp. 9–10. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Northwestern Held Wisconsin To A Tie". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 22, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ Mac, Billy (November 27, 1903). "Gophers Land Championship". The St. Paul Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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