1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa state champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record9–2 (1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Harris Coulthard
Home stadiumIowa Field
1903 Western Conference football standings
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
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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Conference during the 1903 Western Conference football season. In their first year under head coach John Chalmers, the Hawkeyes compiled a 9–2 record (1–1 in conference games), finished fifth in the Western Conference, shut out six of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 171 to 102. The Hawkeyes played only two conference games: a 75–0 loss to Minnesota; and a 12–0 victory over Illinois.[1][2] The 75-point margin of victory for Minnesota remains the largest in the history of the Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry.

With victories over six Iowa teams (Cornell (IA), Coe, Iowa State Normal, Drake, Grinnell, and Simpson), the Hawkeyes were recognized as the Iowa state football champion.

End George Harris Coulthard was the team captain.[3][4] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Cornell (IA)*
W 6–0[5]
September 30Coe*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–0[6]
October 3Iowa State Normal*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 29–0[7]
October 10Drake*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 22–6[8]
October 17at Minnesota
L 0–756,000[9]
October 24at Grinnell*Grinnell, IAW 17–0[10]
October 31Nebraska*
L 6–17[11]
November 6Simpson*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–2[12]
November 14at Missouri*
W 16–0[13]
November 21Illinois
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 12–0[14]
November 263:30 p.m.at Washington University*
W 12–2[15]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

  • George Allen, halfback
  • William Atkinson, guard
  • Fred Buckley, fullback/tackle
  • Roy Buckley, tackle
  • George Harris Coulthard, end and captain
  • Louis Donovan, guard
  • Frank Gibbs, fullback
  • Dwight Griffith, end/quarterback
  • Albert Johnston (or Johnson), center
  • Nyle Jones, halfback
  • Earle McGowan (sometimes spelled McGowen), guard/tackle
  • Frederick Schwinn (or Schwin), guard
  • Charles Terry
  • Glen Wilkins

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References

  1. ^ "1903 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 238.
  3. ^ "Coulthard Made Captain of Team". The Register and Leader (Des Moines). December 12, 1902. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2022 Iowa Media Guide, p. 220.
  5. ^ "Number One Numbered Won: Iowa Defeats Cornell in Season's Initial Game". Daily Iowa State Press. September 28, 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.U.I. Victor in Local Games: Hawkeyes Win From Coe on Sodden Field". Daily Iowa State Press. October 1, 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Normalites Are Nowhere Now: Hawkeye Braves Wade in Gore (and Mud)". Daily Iowa State Press. October 5, 1903. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fatal Lack of Teamwork: Explanation Offered for Poor Showing Made by Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 11, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hawkeyes Meet a Most Decisive and Crushing Defeate: Minnesota, 75; Iowa, Nothing". The Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis. October 18, 1903. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Champion Iowa Gritty Cornell: Wearers of Old Gold, Despite Condition, Win Big Battle". Daily Iowa State Press. October 26, 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Corn Huskers Win Big Game: Iowa Defeated by Nebraska in Remarkable Fight". Daily Iowa State Press. November 2, 1903. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Iowa Defeats Simpson". Davenport Republican. November 7, 1903. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Missouri Held Iowa to Sixteen Points". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 15, 1903. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Illinois Gets Big Surprise: Is Defeated by Iowa by a Score of 12 to 0". The Davenport Daily Leader. November 22, 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Iowa Defeats Washington After A Hard-Fought Match". The St Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 27, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  16. ^ "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  17. ^ 2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258.


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