1903 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

1903 Wisconsin Badgers football

Conference	Western Conference
Record	6–3–1 (0–3–1 Western)
Head coach	Arthur Hale Curtis (1st season)
Captain	Allen Abbott
Home stadium	Randall Field
Seasons← 1902 1904 →

1903 Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1	14	–	0	–	1
Michigan +	3	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
Northwestern +	1	–	0	–	2	10	–	1	–	3
Chicago	4	–	1	–	1	12	–	2	–	1
Iowa	1	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	8	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Purdue	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1903 Western Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Arthur Hale Curtis, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Allen Abbott.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3		North-Western College*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 10		Lawrence*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 40–7
October 17		Beloit*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 87–0
October 21		Kirksville Osteopaths*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 32–0
October 25		Knox (IL)*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 54–6
October 31		Chicago	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 6–15
November 7		Oshkosh Normal*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 52–0
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Michigan	Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–16
November 21	2:13 p.m.	vs. Northwestern	South Side Park Chicago, IL	T 6–6	10,000
November 26		at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–17	4,000
*Non-conference game

References

"Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
"Badgers Defeat Naperville". The Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 4, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Wisconsin Beat Osteopaths". The Kansas City Times. October 22, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
"Michigan 16; Wisconsin 0" (PDF). The New York Times. November 15, 1903.
"Methodists In Third Tie Game". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 22, 1903. pp. 9–10. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Northwestern Held Wisconsin To A Tie". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 22, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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