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| year = 1903

|team=LSU Tigers

| team = LSU Tigers
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| conference = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]

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|record=4–5

| record = 4–5

|conf_record=0–5

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|head_coach=[[W. S. Borland]]

| head_coach = [[W. S. Borland]]

|hc_year=3rd

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| captain = [[John J. Coleman]]

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| stadium = [[State Field]]

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|captain=[[John J. Coleman]]

|champion=

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{{1903 SIAA football standings}}

{{1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The '''1903 LSU Tigers football team''' represented the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] of [[Louisiana State University]] during the [[1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season]]. 1903 was [[W. S. Borland]]'s third and final season as LSU head coach as he finished 4–5 for the season (15–7 in all three years as head coach). The 1903 season broke the previous season's record for most games played (seven) with nine games. The Tigers played four home games; three in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans, but were on the road the rest of the season. For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a [[touchdown]] was worth five points, a [[field goal]] was worth five points and a [[conversion (gridiron football)|conversion]] (PAT) was worth one point.<ref name="Points">{{cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |title=Scoring values |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=November 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63dbQSj7C?url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |archive-date=December 2, 2011 }}</ref>

The '''1903 LSU Tigers football team''' represented the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] of [[Louisiana State University]] during the [[1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season]]. 1903 was [[W. S. Borland]]'s third and final season as LSU head coach as he finished 4–5 for the season (15–7 in all three years as head coach). The 1903 season broke the previous season's record for most games played (seven) with nine games. The Tigers played four home games; three in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans, but were on the road the rest of the season. For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a [[touchdown]] was worth five points, a [[field goal]] was worth five points and a [[conversion (gridiron football)|conversion]] (PAT) was worth one point.<ref name="Points">{{cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |title=Scoring values |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=November 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125000700/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |archive-date=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>


==Schedule==

==Schedule==
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| w/l = w

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = LSU Alumni

| opponent = LSU alumni

| site_stadium = [[State Field]]

| site_stadium = [[State Field]]

| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]

| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]

| score = 16–0

| score = 16–0

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-football-at-lsu-a/145796840/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Football at L.S.U.; Alumni team defeated in first game on State University Gridiron|date=October 15, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

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| opponent = Eagles-New Orleans

| opponent = Eagles-New Orleans

| site_stadium = State Field

| site_stadium = State Field

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 33–0

| score = 33–0

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-fine-football-game-l/145796668/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Fine football game; L.S.U. defeats the Eagles by a score of 33 to 0|date=October 25, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| away = y

| opponent = [[1903 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]

| opponent = [[1903 Louisiana Industrial football team|Louisiana Industrial]]

| site_stadium =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = [[Ruston, Louisiana]]

| site_cityst = [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]

| score = 16–0

| score = 16–0

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80079753/ruston-was-beaten-the-lsu-team-achie/|work=The Times|title=Ruston was beaten, the L.S.U. team achieved an easy victory|date=October 31, 1903|accessdate=June 22, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| away = y

| opponent = Shreveport Athletic Club

| opponent = Shreveport Athletic Association

| site_stadium =

| site_stadium = Ball Park

| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]

| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]

| score = 5–0

| score = 5–0

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-university-colors/145796430/|work=The Shreveport Journal|title=University colors waved in victory Saturday at Ball Park|date=November 1, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y

| away = y

| opponent = [[1903 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team|Mississippi A&M]]

| opponent = [[1903 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team|Mississippi A&M]]
⚫

| gamename = [[LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry|rivalry]]

| site_stadium = Starkville Fairgrounds

| site_stadium = Starkville Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = [[Starkville, Mississippi]]

| site_cityst = [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville, MS]]
⚫

| gamename = [[LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry|rivalry]]

| score = 0–11

| score = 0–11

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-mississippi-a-and/145795910/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Mississippi A. and M. 11, Louisiana 0|date=November 8, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y

| away = y

| opponent = [[1903 Alabama Crimson White football team|Alabama]]

| opponent = [[1903 Alabama Crimson White football team|Alabama]]
⚫

| gamename = [[Alabama–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]

| site_stadium = [[University of Alabama Quad|The Quad]]

| site_stadium = [[University of Alabama Quad|The Quad]]

| site_cityst = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]

| site_cityst = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa, AL]]
⚫

| gamename = [[Alabama–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]

| score = 0–18

| score = 0–18

| source = <ref name="Alabama2">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8906490/alabama_the_winner_the/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Alabama the winner|date=November 10, 1903|accessdate=February 16, 2021|page=13|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8906447/alabama_wins_from_creoles_the/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Alabama wins from creoles|date=November 10, 1903|access-date=February 12, 2017|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8906490/alabama_the_winner_the/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Alabama the winner|date=November 10, 1903|accessdate=February 16, 2021|page=13|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y

| away = y

| opponent = [[1903 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]

| opponent = [[1903 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
⚫

| site_stadium = Drill Field
⚫

| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn, AL]]

| gamename = [[Auburn–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]

| gamename = [[Auburn–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]
⚫

| site_stadium =

⚫

| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama]]

| score = 0–12

| score = 0–12

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120656246/creoles-lost-to-auburnites/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Creoles lost to Auburnites|date=November 12, 1903|accessdate=March 11, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| w/l = l

| opponent = [[1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team|Cumberland]]

| opponent = [[1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team|Cumberland (TN)]]

| site_stadium = State Field

| site_stadium = State Field

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 0–41

| score = 0–41

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-cumberland-keeps-up/145795716/|work=The Atlanta Journal|title=Cumberland keeps up great winning streak|date=November 17, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1903|team=Ole Miss Rebel|title=Ole Miss}}

| opponent = [[1903 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]

| site_stadium = [[Athletic Park (New Orleans)|Athletic Park]]
⚫

| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]

| gamename = [[Magnolia Bowl|rivalry]]

| gamename = [[Magnolia Bowl|rivalry]]

| site_stadium =

⚫

| site_cityst = [[New Orleans]]

| score = 0–11

| score = 0–11

| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-mississippi-and-louis/145795379/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Mississippi and Louisiana will meet at Athletic Park|date=November 21, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-creoles-lose-to/145795451/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Creoles lose to Mississippi|date=November 22, 1903|accessdate=April 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

}}

}}

}}

}}

''Source: [http://www.tigerdroppings.com/history/PastResults_2.asp?TeamID=1&Sport=Football&Season=1903 1903 LSU Tigers football team]


==References==

==References==
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1903 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn J. Coleman
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
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    		•  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 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSUofLouisiana State University during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. 1903 was W. S. Borland's third and final season as LSU head coach as he finished 4–5 for the season (15–7 in all three years as head coach). The 1903 season broke the previous season's record for most games played (seven) with nine games. The Tigers played four home games; three in Baton Rouge and one in New Orleans, but were on the road the rest of the season. For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and a conversion (PAT) was worth one point.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultSource
    October 14LSU alumni*
  • Baton Rouge, LA
    		• W 16–0[2]
    October 24Eagles-New Orleans*
    • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
    		• W 33–0[3]
    October 30atLouisiana Industrial*Ruston, LAW 16–0[4]
    October 31at Shreveport Athletic Association*
    • Ball Park
  • Shreveport, LA
    		• W 5–0[5]
    November 7atMississippi A&M
    • Starkville Fairgrounds
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
    		• L 0–11[6]
    November 9atAlabama
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
    		• L 0–18[7][8]
    November 11atAuburn
    • Drill Field
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		• L 0–12[9]
    November 16Cumberland (TN)
    • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
    		• L 0–41[10]
    November 21vs. Ole Miss
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
    		• L 0–11[11][12]
    • *Non-conference game

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  • ^ "Football at L.S.U.; Alumni team defeated in first game on State University Gridiron". The Times-Democrat. October 15, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Fine football game; L.S.U. defeats the Eagles by a score of 33 to 0". The Times-Democrat. October 25, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Ruston was beaten, the L.S.U. team achieved an easy victory". The Times. October 31, 1903. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "University colors waved in victory Saturday at Ball Park". The Shreveport Journal. November 1, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mississippi A. and M. 11, Louisiana 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Alabama wins from creoles". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "Alabama the winner". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Creoles lost to Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1903. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Cumberland keeps up great winning streak". The Atlanta Journal. November 17, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mississippi and Louisiana will meet at Athletic Park". The Times-Democrat. November 21, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Creoles lose to Mississippi". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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