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1903 Georgia Tech football team

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1903 Georgia Tech football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJesse Thrash
Home stadiumPiedmont Park
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 1 4 1 1
Cumberland (TN) + 4 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 5 1 0 7 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi A&M 2 0 2 3 0 2
Georgia 3 2 0 3 4 0
Ole Miss 1 1 1 2 1 1
Texas 0 0 1 5 1 2
Kentucky State 0 0 0 6 1 0
Alabama 3 4 0 3 4 0
Auburn 2 3 0 4 3 0
Tennessee 2 4 0 4 5 0
Georgia Tech 1 4 0 3 5 0
Tulane 0 1 1 2 2 1
Mercer 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 1 3 0
LSU 0 5 0 4 5 0
SW Presbyterian        
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Despite Tech sources not recording it, Mercer sources insist Georgia Tech defeated Mercer in 1903 by a score of 46 to 0.[1][2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10MercerW 46–0[4]
October 17Clemson
L 0–73[5]
October 24Georgia
L 0–38[6]
October 31at Howard (AL)*
W 37–0[7]
November 7Florida State College*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 17–0[8]
November 14Auburn
L 5–10[9]
November 21at Tennessee
L 0–11[10]
November 26South Carolina*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Game summaries

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Week 1: Clemson

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Clemson's 73–0 victory over Georgia Tech led Clemson to name a street on the campus for John Heisman and to Georgia Tech's hiring him the next season. The week before Clemson beat Georgia 29 to 0. Georgia offered a bushel of apples for every point Clemson could score over its rival Tech. Clemson rushed for 615 yards.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Robert E. Wilder (2011). Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. p. 13. ISBN 9780881462678.
  2. ^ Scott Thompson (September 29, 2000). Dublin: The Emerald City. p. 135. ISBN 9781439610787.
  3. ^ Jon Nelson (July 1, 2012). A History of College Football in Georgia. p. 18. ISBN 9781614236139.
  4. ^ "Skill defeats brawn in Mercer–Tech game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tremendous score piled up by Clemson against Techs yesterday". The Savannah Morning News. October 18, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Disastrous defeat overtakes the Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard College downed by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1903. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dashing end runs win game for Tech". The Atlanta Journal. November 8, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Techs by fumbling, lost interesting game to the Auburn eleven". Savannah Morning News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech drops game to Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech loses another". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Foster Senn (October 17, 1987). "This Day in Tiger Football". Clemson University Football Programs - Clemson Vs Duke: 81.