1903 Arizona football team

1903 Arizona football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	Orin A. Kates (1st season)
Captain	Leo Rosenberg

1903 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford			–					8	–	0	–	3
California			–					6	–	1	–	2
Washington			–					6	–	1	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	2	–	1
USC			–					4	–	2	–	0
Albany College (OR)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					3	–	0	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					2	–	0	–	1
Arizona			–					2	–	0	–	0
Tempe Normal			–					2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming			–					3	–	2	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					3	–	3	–	2
Utah			–					3	–	5	–	0
Nevada State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Oregon Agricultural			–					2	–	4	–	1
Montana			–					2	–	5	–	0
Academy of Idaho			–					0	–	1	–	1

The 1903 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Orin A. Kates, the team played only two games, both against the Tucson Indian School. The university team won both games. The team captain was Leo Rosenberg.^[1]

With key players from the 1902 team lost to graduation, injury, or illness, interest in football apparently waned at the university in the fall of 1903. On October 25, 1903, The Arizona Daily Star noted the failure of students to organize a football team up to that point and urged the students to "ginger up" and organize a team.^[2] A team was ultimately organized and was known as the "preps" or the "University Prep. football team".^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Tucson Indian School	Tucson, Arizona Territory	W 28–0
November 26	Tucson Indian School	Tucson, Arizona Territory	W 21–11	[4]

References

1. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
2. "New Notes From Arizona's University". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1903. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. George Moore (March 8, 1938). "47 Years of Arizona Collegiate Football". Arizona Republic. p. 10.
4. "Preps Defeated Indians In Hard Fought Football Game on University Campus". The Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.