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1903 Northwestern

10–⁠1–⁠3 (1–⁠0–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Walter McCornack.

Schedule and results

Northwestern in 1903, game by game: won vs. North Division High 22–5; won vs. Fort Sheridan 28–0; won vs. Englewood High 35–0; won vs. North Central College 22–6; won vs. Northwestern Alumni 5–0; won vs. Lombard 23–0; won vs. Chicago Dental 18–11; won at Washington St. Louis 23–0; tied at Chicago 0–0; won at Cincinnati 35–0; won at Illinois 12–11; tied at Notre Dame 0–0; tied at Wisconsin 6–6; lost vs. Carlisle 0–28+35−28Won 22–5 vs. North Division High+17North Division …Won 28–0 vs. Fort Sheridan+28Fort SheridanWon 35–0 vs. Englewood High+35Englewood HighWon 22–6 vs. North Central College+16North Central C…Won 5–0 vs. Northwestern Alumni+5Northwestern Al…Won 23–0 vs. Lombard+23LombardWon 18–11 vs. Chicago Dental+7Chicago DentalWon 23–0 at Washington St. Louis+23Washington St. …Tied 0–0 at Chicago0ChicagoWon 35–0 at Cincinnati+35CincinnatiWon 12–11 at Illinois+1IllinoisTied 0–0 at Notre Dame0Notre DameTied 6–6 at Wisconsin0WisconsinLost 0–28 vs. Carlisle-28Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsNorth Division HighW 22–⁠585%
Sep 22vsFort SheridanW 28–⁠086%
Sep 23vsEnglewood HighW 35–⁠088%
Sep 26vsNorth Central CollegeW 22–⁠687%
Sep 30vsNorthwestern AlumniW 5–⁠085%
Oct 3vsLombardW 23–⁠089%
Oct 7vsChicago DentalW 18–⁠1188%
Oct 10atWashington St. LouisW 23–⁠067%
Oct 17atChicagoT 0–⁠026%
Oct 24atCincinnatiW 35–⁠050%
Oct 31atIllinoisW 12–⁠1131%
Nov 14atNotre DameT 0–⁠046%
Nov 21atWisconsinT 6–⁠637%
Nov 26vsCarlisleL 0–⁠2849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 28–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Western Conference champions1–⁠0–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Michigan and Minnesota

Record
10–⁠1–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠2 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
229–⁠67
Coach
Walter McCornack
Elo
1529 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.2 No. 23 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dixie Fleager

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.