1903 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

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1903 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
ConferenceIndependent
1903 record7–3
Head coach Harry A. Smith (5th season)
Home stadium Pratt Field
Seasons
 1902
1904 

The 1903 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team represented Amherst College during the 1903 college football season. [1] The team defeated Harvard.

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