1903 LSU
0–3 (0–2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by W.S. Borland. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–5, over nine games to the three on file here. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | at Alabama | L 0–18 | 58% |
| Nov 11 | at Auburn | L 0–12 | 53% |
| Nov 16 | vsCumberland (TN) | L 0–41 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Cumberland (TN) 41–0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of LSU’s 1903 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vsEagles-New Orleans | W 33–0 | LSU’s article |
| Oct 30 | atLouisiana Tech | W 16–0 | LSU’s article |
| Oct 31 | atShreveport Athletic Associationclub | W 5–0 | LSU’s article |
| Nov 7 | atMississippi State | L 0–11 | Mississippi State’s article, LSU’s article |
| Nov 21 | vsOle Miss | L 0–11 | LSU’s article |
- Record
- 0–3
- Conference
- 0–2 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 0–71
- Coach
- W.S. Borland
- Elo
- 1418 −127 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John J. Coleman
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 2–0 | 4–1–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–0–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Texas | 1–0–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Alabama | 3–2 | 3–4 | |
 Georgia | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Auburn | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
 Texas A&M | 0–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 Tennessee | 0–3 | 4–5 | |
 NC State | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
 LSU | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
 Tulane | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
 Florida State | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.