1903 Georgia Tech football team

1903 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1903 record 2–5 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach Oliver Huie
Captain Jesse Thrash
Home stadium Piedmont Park
1903 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson + 4 – 0 – 1     4 – 1 – 1
Cumberland + 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
Texas 1 – 0 – 1     5 – 1 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi 1 – 1 – 1     2 – 1 – 1
Kentucky State 0 – 0 – 0     7 – 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     2 – 5 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 1     2 – 2 – 1
Texas A&M 0 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 1
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 1 – 0
Davidson 0 – 1 – 0     1 – 4 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1903 college 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
October 17 Clemson Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) L 0–73  
October 25 Georgia Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) L 0–38  
October 31 at Howard W 37–0  
November 7 Florida State College* Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA W 17–0  
November 14 Auburn Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) L 5–10  
November 21 at Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–11  
November 26 South Carolina* Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 0–16  
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Robert E. Wilder. Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Scott Thompson. Dublin: The Emerald City. p. 135.
  3. ↑ Jon Nelson. A History of College Football in Georgia. p. 18.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech Media Guide".
  5. ↑ Foster Senn (October 17, 1987). "This Day in Tiger Football". Clemson University Football Programs - Clemson vs Duke: 81.
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