1903 Georgia Tech football team

1903 Georgia Tech football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Oliver Huie (1st season)
Captain	Jesse Thrash
Home stadium	Piedmont Park

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

The 1903 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Despite Tech sources not recording it, Mercer sources insist Georgia Tech defeated Mercer in 1903 by a score of 46 to 0.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	Mercer	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA	W 46–0	[4]
October 17	Clemson	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–73	[5]
October 24	Georgia	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–38	[6]
October 31	at Howard (AL)*	West End Park Birmingham, AL	W 37–0	[7]
November 7	Florida State College*	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA	W 17–0	[8]
November 14	Auburn	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 5–10	[9]
November 21	at Tennessee	Baldwin Park Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–11	[10]
November 26	South Carolina*	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA	L 0–16	[11]
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

Week 1: Clemson

Clemson's 73–0 victory over Georgia Tech led Clemson to name a street on the campus for John Heisman and to Georgia Tech's hiring him the next season. The week before Clemson beat Georgia 29 to 0. Georgia offered a bushel of apples for every point Clemson could score over its rival Tech. Clemson rushed for 615 yards.^[14]

References

1. Robert E. Wilder (2011). Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. p. 13. ISBN 9780881462678.
2. Scott Thompson (September 29, 2000). Dublin: The Emerald City. p. 135. ISBN 9781439610787.
3. Jon Nelson (July 1, 2012). A History of College Football in Georgia. p. 18. ISBN 9781614236139.
4. "Skill defeats brawn in Mercer–Tech game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tremendous score piled up by Clemson against Techs yesterday". The Savannah Morning News. October 18, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Disastrous defeat overtakes the Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Howard College downed by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1903. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dashing end runs win game for Tech". The Atlanta Journal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Techs by fumbling, lost interesting game to the Auburn eleven". Savannah Morning News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech drops game to Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech loses another". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
13. "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
14. Foster Senn (October 17, 1987). "This Day in Tiger Football". Clemson University Football Programs - Clemson Vs Duke: 81.