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1903 Lehigh

9–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Samuel Newton.

Schedule and results

Lehigh in 1903, game by game: won vs. Albright 83–0; won vs. Manhattan 40–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–16; won at Swarthmore 10–5; lost at Princeton 0–12; won vs. Villanova 71–0; won vs. Ursinus 41–0; won vs. Dickinson 17–0; tied at Cornell 0–0; won vs. Susquehanna 45–0; won vs. Lafayette 12–6; won at Georgetown 12–6+83−16Won 83–0 vs. Albright+83AlbrightWon 40–0 vs. Manhattan+40ManhattanLost 0–16 at Pennsylvania-16PennsylvaniaWon 10–5 at Swarthmore+5SwarthmoreLost 0–12 at Princeton-12PrincetonWon 71–0 vs. Villanova+71VillanovaWon 41–0 vs. Ursinus+41UrsinusWon 17–0 vs. Dickinson+17DickinsonTied 0–0 at Cornell0CornellWon 45–0 vs. Susquehanna+45SusquehannaWon 12–6 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 12–6 at Georgetown+6Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAlbrightW 83–⁠068%
Sep 30vsManhattanW 40–⁠071%
Oct 3atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1616%
Oct 7atSwarthmoreW 10–⁠557%
Oct 14atPrincetonL 0–⁠1210%
Oct 17vsVillanovaW 71–⁠041%
Oct 24vsUrsinusW 41–⁠078%
Oct 31vsDickinsonW 17–⁠059%
Nov 7atCornellT 0–⁠019%
Nov 14vsSusquehannaW 45–⁠086%
Nov 21vsLafayetteW 12–⁠639%
Nov 26atGeorgetownW 12–⁠628%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 12–⁠6.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
331–⁠45
Coach
Samuel Newton
Elo
1477 +210 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.3 No. 11 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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