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1903 Minnesota

14–⁠0–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1903, game by game: won vs. Minneapolis Central High 21–6; won vs. St. Paul Central High 36–0; won vs. Minneapolis Eastern High 37–0; won vs. Carleton 29–0; won vs. Macalester 112–0; won vs. Grinnell 39–0; won vs. Hamline 65–0; won vs. Iowa State 46–0; won vs. Iowa 75–0; won vs. Beloit 46–0; tied at Michigan 6–6; won at Lawrence 46–0; won at Illinois 32–0; won at North Dakota State 11–0; won vs. Wisconsin 17–0+112Won 21–6 vs. Minneapolis Central High+15Minneapolis Cen…Won 36–0 vs. St. Paul Central High+36St. Paul Centra…Won 37–0 vs. Minneapolis Eastern High+37Minneapolis Eas…Won 29–0 vs. Carleton+29CarletonWon 112–0 vs. Macalester+112MacalesterWon 39–0 vs. Grinnell+39GrinnellWon 65–0 vs. Hamline+65HamlineWon 46–0 vs. Iowa State+46Iowa StateWon 75–0 vs. Iowa+75IowaWon 46–0 vs. Beloit+46BeloitTied 6–6 at Michigan0MichiganWon 46–0 at Lawrence+46LawrenceWon 32–0 at Illinois+32IllinoisWon 11–0 at North Dakota State+11North Dakota St…Won 17–0 vs. Wisconsin+17Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsMinneapolis Central HighW 21–⁠694%
Sep 19vsSt. Paul Central HighW 36–⁠094%
Sep 23vsMinneapolis Eastern HighW 37–⁠094%
Sep 26vsCarletonW 29–⁠095%
Sep 30vsMacalesterW 112–⁠095%
Oct 3vsGrinnellW 39–⁠083%
Oct 7vsHamlineW 65–⁠095%
Oct 10vsIowa StateW 46–⁠078%
Oct 17vsIowaW 75–⁠076%
Oct 24vsBeloitW 46–⁠089%
Oct 31atMichiganT 6–⁠653%
Nov 7atLawrenceW 46–⁠092%
Nov 14atIllinoisW 32–⁠060%
Nov 21atNorth Dakota StateW 11–⁠096%
Nov 26vsWisconsinW 17–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 17–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1903

  • Players and Spectators on the Sidelines at a University of Minnesota Football Game
    Players and Spectators on the Sidelines at a University of Minnesota Football GamePhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

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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.

Western Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Michigan and Northwestern

Consensus All-AmericanFred Schacht, OT

Record
14–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
618–⁠12
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1741 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.9 No. 3 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Eddie Rogers

1903 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠114–⁠0–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠1–⁠112–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠0–⁠210–⁠1–⁠3
Iowa1–⁠19–⁠2
Indiana1–⁠24–⁠4
Illinois1–⁠58–⁠6
Wisconsin0–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠24–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.