1903 Tulane

0–⁠1, coached by Charles Eshleman. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠2–⁠1, over five games to the one on file here.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 18vsCumberland (TN)L 0–⁠2865%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cumberland (TN) 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list four games of Tulane’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.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 31vsMeridian Athletic ClubclubW 46–⁠0Tulane’s article
Nov 7vsShreveport Athletic ClubclubL 0–⁠23Tulane’s article
Nov 26vsRichmondW 18–⁠5Tulane’s article
Dec 5vsMississippi StateT 0–⁠0Tulane’s article, Mississippi State’s article
Record
0–⁠1
Conference
—
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠28
Coach
Charles Eshleman
Elo
1395 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ralph Wood

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.