1903 NC State

1–⁠2 (0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Art Devlin. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠4, over eight games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1903, game by game: lost at Virginia Tech 0–21; lost at Clemson 0–24; won vs. South Carolina 6–5+7−24Lost 0–21 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechLost 0–24 at Clemson-24ClemsonWon 6–5 vs. South Carolina+1South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 17atVirginia TechL 0–⁠2138%
Oct 28atClemsonL 0–⁠2420%
Nov 14vsSouth CarolinaW 6–⁠543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 6–⁠5; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of NC State’s 1903 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 12atVMIL 0–⁠6VMI’s article
Record
1–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
6–⁠50
Coach
Art Devlin
Elo
1462 −26 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson2–⁠04–⁠1–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Texas1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠23–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠23–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠24–⁠3
Texas A&M0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠5
NC State0–⁠11–⁠2
LSU0–⁠20–⁠3
Tulane0–⁠00–⁠1
Florida State0–⁠00–⁠1

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