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1903 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry M. Seamon
Seasons← 19021904 →
1903 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingstone     3 0 0
Kentucky University     7 1 0
West Virginia     7 1 0
VPI     5 1 0
South Carolina     8 2 0
Stetson     2 1 1
Virginia     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 3 0
VMI     2 1 0
Texas A&M     7 3 1
North Carolina     6 3 0
Maryland     7 4 0
East Florida Seminary     3 2 1
Florida State College     3 2 1
Oklahoma     5 4 3
Kendall     3 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 1 0
North Carolina A&M     4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 0 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 1 0
Tusculum     1 1 0
Arkansas     3 4 0
Navy     4 7 1
Howard (AL)     2 3 0
Columbian     2 5 0
Florida     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 1 1
Davidson     1 4 0
Tennessee Docs     0 4 0
TCU     0 7 0

The 1903 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harry E. Trout, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 146 to 45. The team's only loss was to Ohio State by a 34–6 score. Harry M. Seamon was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Western University of PennsylvaniaW 24–6
October 10Grove CityMorgantown, WVW 21–0
October 16at MariettaMarietta, OHW 18–11
October 19vs. West Virginia WesleyanClarksburg, WVW 39–0
October 24Westminster (PA)Morgantown, WVW 21–0
October 31at Ohio StateL 6–34
November 14vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 11–5
November 21at Washington & JeffersonW 5–5 (forfeit)

References

  1. "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. "WUP's Eleven Badly Beaten". The Pittsburg Press. October 4, 1903. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bristor, Emmet A. (November 22, 1903). "Mobbed By Angry Ground". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 1. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Bristor, Emmet A. (November 22, 1903). "Mobbed By Angry Ground (continued)". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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