1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Conference during the 1903 Western Conference football season. In their first year under head coach John Chalmers, the Hawkeyes compiled a 9â2 record (1â1 in conference games), finished fifth in the Western Conference, shut out six of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 171 to 102. The Hawkeyes played only two conference games: a 75â0 loss to Minnesota; and a 12â0 victory over Illinois.[1][2] The 75-point margin of victory for Minnesota remains the largest in the history of the IowaâMinnesota football rivalry.
- John Chalmers (1st season)
| 1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Iowa state champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 9â2 (1â1 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | George Harris Coulthard |
| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 14 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 11 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern + | 1 | â | 0 | â | 2 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 12 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
With victories over six Iowa teams (Cornell (IA), Coe, Iowa State Normal, Drake, Grinnell, and Simpson), the Hawkeyes were recognized as the Iowa state football champion. End George Harris Coulthard was the team captain.[3][4] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Cornell (IA)* | W 6â0 | [5] | |||
| September 30 | Coe* |
| W 16â0 | [6] | ||
| October 3 | Iowa State Normal* |
| W 29â0 | [7] | ||
| October 10 | Drake* |
| W 22â6 | [8] | ||
| October 17 | at Minnesota | L 0â75 | 6,000 | [9] | ||
| October 24 | at Grinnell* | Grinnell, IA | W 17â0 | [10] | ||
| October 31 | Nebraska* |
| L 6â17 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | Simpson* |
| W 35â2 | [12] | ||
| November 14 | at Missouri* | W 16â0 | [13] | |||
| November 21 | Illinois |
| W 12â0 | [14] | ||
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washington University* | W 12â2 | [15] | ||
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Players
- George Allen, halfback
- William Atkinson, guard
- Fred Buckley, fullback/tackle
- Roy Buckley, tackle
- George Harris Coulthard, end and captain
- Louis Donovan, guard
- Frank Gibbs, fullback
- Dwight Griffith, end/quarterback
- Albert Johnston (or Johnson), center
- Nyle Jones, halfback
- Earle McGowan (sometimes spelled McGowen), guard/tackle
- Frederick Schwinn (or Schwin), guard
- Charles Terry
- Glen Wilkins
