1903 Washington football team

1903 Washington football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1
Head coach	James Knight (2nd season)
Captain	William Spiedel
Home stadium	Athletic Park

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 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its second season under coach James Knight, the team compiled a 6–1 record, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 63 to 11. William Spiedel was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 17		at Oregon Agricultural	College Field Corvallis, OR	W 5–0	600	[1]
October 24		Whitman	Athletic Park Seattle, WA	W 35–0		[2]
October 30		at Washington Agricultural	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 10–0		[3]
November 14		Oregon	Athletic Park Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 6–5	2,000	[4]
November 20		Nevada State	Athletic Park Seattle, WA	W 2–0	3,000	[5][6]
November 26	1:30 p.m.	Idaho	Athletic Park Seattle, WA	W 5–0		[7]
December 5		at Multnomah Athletic Club	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	L 0–6	1,000–1,500	[8]
Source: [9][10]

References

1. "Washington defeats Oregon". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 18, 1903. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1903 UW Football vs. Whitman Athletic Park Seattle". October 25, 1903. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
3. "1903 Apple Cup UW WAC WSU WSC Rogers Field football game". October 31, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Great Washington-Oregon Football Game at Athletic Park". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Vol. XLV, no. 1. November 15, 1903. p. 1, 4 12, 13. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
5. "Nevada's Team Loses To Washington". Daily Nevada State Journal. November 21, 1903. pp. 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1903 UW Football Nevada State Athletic Park photo". November 21, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
7. "1903 UW Washington football vs. Idaho Athletic Park". November 27, 1903. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
8. "1903 UW Washington football Multnomah Athletic Club". December 6, 1903. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
9. "1903 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
10. "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.