1903 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1903 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	4–4 (1–2 Western)
Head coach	James H. Horne (6th season)
Captain	Zora G. Clevenger
Home stadium	Jordan Field

1903 Western Conference football standings

v t e	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 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1903 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach James H. Horne, the Hoosiers compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 148 to 124.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Wabash*	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	L 0–5
October 3	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 0–34
October 10	Earlham*	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 39–0
October 17	at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–51
October 31	vs. Purdue	Washington Park Indianapolis, IN (cancelled, see Purdue Wreck)	C
November 7	Illinois	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 17–0	[2]
November 14	DePauw*	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	W 70–0	[3]
November 21	at Transylvania*	Lexington, KY	L 5–18
November 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 17–16
*Non-conference game

^[4][5][6]

References

1. "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
2. "To-Day's Football Games". Savannah, Georgia: The Savannah morning news. November 7, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Chronicling America.
3. "Gophers Do Well". The Minneapolis journal. November 16, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
4. "1903 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
5. "1903 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 29, 2023.