1903 LSU Tigers football team

1903 LSU Tigers football
1903 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach	W. S. Borland (3rd season);
Captain	John J. Coleman
Home stadium	State Field
	Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

The 1903 LSU Tigers football team represented the 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 (PAT) was worth one point.^[1]

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 14	LSU alumni*	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 16–0	^[2]
October 24	Eagles-New Orleans*	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–0	^[3]
October 30	at Louisiana Industrial*	Ruston, LA	W 16–0	^[4]
October 31	at Shreveport Athletic Association*	Ball Park Shreveport, LA	W 5–0	^[5]
November 7	at Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds Starkville, MS (rivalry)	L 0–11	^[6]
November 9	at Alabama	The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–18	^[7]^[8]
November 11	at Auburn	Drill Field Auburn, AL (rivalry)	L 0–12	^[9]
November 16	Cumberland (TN)	State Field Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–41	^[10]
November 21	vs. Ole Miss	Athletic Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–11	^[11]^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "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.
^ "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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[Points-1] "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Ruston was beaten, the L.S.U. team achieved an easy victory". The Times. October 31, 1903. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "University colors waved in victory Saturday at Ball Park". The Shreveport Journal. November 1, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Mississippi A. and M. 11, Louisiana 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Alabama wins from creoles". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Alabama the winner". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Creoles lost to Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1903. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Cumberland keeps up great winning streak". The Atlanta Journal. November 17, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Mississippi and Louisiana will meet at Athletic Park". The Times-Democrat. November 21, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Creoles lose to Mississippi". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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