1903 Pittsburgh College football team

1903 Pittsburgh College football
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Head coach
  • T. A. Giblin (1st season)
1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   11 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   9 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   9 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   9 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   9 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carlisle   –   6 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   7 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dickinson   –   7 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   5 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 8 – 0
Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 6 – 1
  –   1 – 5 – 1
Western U. Penn.   –   1 – 8 – 1

The 1903 Pittsburgh College football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost—now known as Duquesne University—during the 1903 college football season. T. A. Giblin served in his first and only season as the team's head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10at Allegheny Athletic Association
W 6–0[a]300[2][3][4]
October 17at Crafton
W 5–0[b][5]
October 20at Western University of Pennsylvania[c]
  • Coliseum
  • Allegheny, PA
 10–6[6]
October 31at California Normal (PA)
L 0–41[8]
November 3Pittsburgh Lyceum
  • College grounds[d]
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–12[9]
November 73:30 p.m.Pastimes ACPittsburgh, PAL 0–21[10]
November 14East End Lyceum
  • College grounds[d]
  • Pittsburgh PA
L 2–16[11]
November 26at Wheeling AC
L 0–19[12]

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Notes

  1. ^ Game ended with a disputed touchdown by Pittsburgh College. The Pittsburgh Gazette and Post said the game was awarded to the College, 6–0; the Press reported that the game ended scoreless. Duquesne University claims a win (with score "n/a") in its record book.
  2. ^ Game ended in dispute, with Crafton claiming a 0–0 tie.
  3. ^ The team that played W.U.P. on this day played under the name of "Manchester Athletic Club" but used players mainly from Pittsburgh College.[6] Duquesne University counts the game as its own,[1] while the University of Pittsburgh lists its opponent that day as Manchester A.C. and does not count the game toward its all-time record vs. Duquesne.[7]
  4. ^ a b Also called "Bluff field", from the campus and its field being situated on The Bluff.

References

  1. ^ a b "Duquesne Football Record Book" (PDF). Duquesne University Athletics. July 20, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "A.A.A. Leaves Field". The Pittsburgh Gazette. October 11, 1903. Sec. 3, p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Was the Umpire Right?". The Pittsburg Post. October 11, 1903. Part 2, p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dispute Ended Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Game At Crafton Ended In Dispute". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1903. p. 20. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ a b "Bluffites Fooled WUP". The Pittsburg Press. October 21, 1903. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pitt Football Media Guide 2023" (PDF). Pitt Athletics Communications Office. 2023. pp. 120, 130. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Hot Time At California". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1903. p. 15. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Lyceum Defeats College". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Pastimes Are Victorious". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Pittsburg College Team Is Defeated". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Bluffites Can't Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "Duquesne Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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