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1903 Delaware football team

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1903 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainBassett Ferguson
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
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 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Nathan Mannakee, Delaware compiled a record of 4–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Washington CollegeNewark, DEW 27–0
October 10Rutgers
W 5–0[1][2]
October 14Wilmington Conference AcademyNewark, DEW 23–0
October 17at Swarthmore
L 0–11
October 24St. John's (MD)Wilmington, DEL 0–5
November 7Western MarylandWilmington, DEL 6–16
November 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–37
November 27MarylandWilmington, DEW 16–0

References

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  1. ^ "Rutgers Meet Delaware Today". The Evening Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. October 10, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Defeated". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 12, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.