1903 Brown Bears football team

The 1903 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by Dave Fultz in his first and only season as head coach, Brown compiled a record of 5–4–1.[1] The team was led by first-year head coach Dave Fultz.

1903 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainArchie R. Webb
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
 1902
1904 
1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  1100
Yale  1110
Columbia  910
Dartmouth  910
Geneva  910
Holy Cross  820
Temple  410
Washington & Jefferson  820
Lehigh  921
Harvard  930
Penn  930
Army  621
Carlisle  621
Amherst  730
Lafayette  730
Cornell  631
Colgate  421
Penn State  530
Swarthmore  640
Dickinson  750
Brown  541
Syracuse  540
Fordham  110
Franklin & Marshall  551
Buffalo  440
Rutgers  441
Delaware  440
Villanova  220
Bucknell  450
Vermont  450
Tufts  580
Wesleyan  361
Springfield Training School  131
NYU  250
New Hampshire  261
Pittsburgh College  151
Western U. Penn.  181

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Colby
W 23–0
October 3Wesleyan
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 11–0
October 10Princeton
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–29[2]
October 17at PennL 0–30
October 243:00 p.m.at HarvardL 0–299,000[3][4][5]
October 31Williams
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 22–0
November 7Vermont
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 24–0[6]
November 14Syracuse
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 12–5
November 18Springfield Training School
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
T 6–6[7]
November 26vs. DartmouthL 0–62[8]

References

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  1. "1903 Brown Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. "Princeton 29, Brown 0: Superior Playing of the Jerseymen Was Apparent at Every Point - Great Work by the Backs". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1903. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brown Today". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Play Fast Football". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Play Fast Football (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Brown finds Vermont easy". New York Tribune. November 8, 1903. Retrieved June 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brown 6, Spring T. S. 6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Dartmouth gives Brown trouncing". The Boston Globe. November 27, 1903. Retrieved June 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.