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1903 Columbia

9–⁠1, coached by Bill Morley.

Schedule and results

Columbia in 1903, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 10–0; won vs. Columbia Alumni 16–0; won vs. Union (NY) 36–0; won vs. Hamilton 29–0; won vs. Williams 5–0; won vs. Swarthmore 5–0; won vs. Amherst 12–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 18–6; lost at Yale 0–25; won at Cornell 17–12+36−25Won 10–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+10Wesleyan (CT)Won 16–0 vs. Columbia Alumni+16Columbia AlumniWon 36–0 vs. Union (NY)+36Union (NY)Won 29–0 vs. Hamilton+29HamiltonWon 5–0 vs. Williams+5WilliamsWon 5–0 vs. Swarthmore+5SwarthmoreWon 12–0 vs. Amherst+12AmherstWon 18–6 vs. Pennsylvania+12PennsylvaniaLost 0–25 at Yale-25YaleWon 17–12 at Cornell+5Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWesleyan (CT)W 10–⁠066%
Sep 30vsColumbia AlumniW 16–⁠088%
Oct 3vsUnion (NY)W 36–⁠087%
Oct 7vsHamiltonW 29–⁠087%
Oct 10vsWilliamsW 5–⁠064%
Oct 14vsSwarthmoreW 5–⁠090%
Oct 17vsAmherstW 12–⁠051%
Oct 22vsPennsylvaniaW 18–⁠651%
Oct 31atYaleL 0–⁠2521%
Nov 14atCornellW 17–⁠1239%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 17–⁠12.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1903.

Consensus All-AmericanRichard Shore Smith, FB

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠43
Coach
Bill Morley
Elo
1595 +113 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.9 No. 12 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Richard Shore Smith