1903 Stanford football team

1903 Stanford football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0–3
Head coach	James F. Lanagan (1st season)

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 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1903 college football season and was coached by James F. Lanagan, a former Stanford baseball player, in his first season coaching the team.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	Reliance Athletic Club	Stanford, CA	T 0–0
September 26	USS Pensacola	Stanford, CA	W 17–0
October 3	Reliance Athletic Club	Stanford, CA	W 6–0
October 10	USS Pensacola	Stanford, CA	W 34–0
October 15	Fort Baker	Stanford, CA	W 57–0
October 24	Nevada State	Stanford, CA	T 0–0	[3]
October 28	Chemawa	Stanford, CA	W 33–0
October 31	Reliance Athletic Club	Stanford, CA	W 17–0
November 7	Multnomah Athletic Club	Stanford, CA	W 11–0
November 14	vs. California	Richmond Grounds San Francisco, CA (Big Game)	T 6–6
November 26	vs. Sherman Institute	Prager Park Los Angeles, CA	W 18–0	[4]

Game summaries

California

The 1903 Big Game was the last to be played on a neutral field in San Francisco. It ended in a 6–6 tie. Beginning with the 1904 Big Game, the game was alternated between the home field of each team.^[5]

References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1903–1907". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
2. Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
3. "Stanford Could Not Score Against Nevada: The Sagebrushers Outplayed the Cardinals at Every Turn Yesterday". Daily Nevada State Journal. October 25, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Stanford defeats Indians". The Daily Palo Alto. November 30, 1903. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
5. "The Richmond Grounds". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved October 2, 2014.