1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football team

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1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1902
1904  
1903 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Livingstone   3 0 0
Kentucky University   7 1 0
West Virginia   7 1 0
VPI   5 1 0
South Carolina   8 2 0
Stetson   2 1 1
Virginia   7 2 1
Georgetown   7 3 0
VMI   2 1 0
Texas A&M   7 3 1
North Carolina   6 3 0
Maryland   7 4 0
East Florida Seminary   3 2 1
Florida State College   3 2 1
Oklahoma   5 4 3
Kendall   3 3 0
Louisiana Industrial   1 1 0
North Carolina A&M   4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M   0 0 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   1 1 0
Tusculum   1 1 0
Arkansas   3 4 0
Navy   4 7 1
Howard (AL)   2 3 0
Columbian   2 5 0
Florida   1 3 0
Goldey College   0 1 1
Davidson   1 4 0
Tennessee Docs   0 4 0
TCU   0 7 0

The 1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football team represented Kentucky University, today known as Transylvania University, during the 1903 college football season. The team claimed a championship of the south. [1] Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south. [2]

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A game with Purdue was scheduled; derailed by the Purdue Wreck. [3]

Former Yale quarterback John de Saulles credited end Lois Thompson as playing "a better end than any man in the South." [4] Later Lexington mayor Hogan Yancey was a star fullback on the team. [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Kentucky Military Institute Lexington, KY W 11–2
October 1 St. Xavier Lexington, KYW 21–0 [6]
October 17at Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 0–6 [7]
October 31at North Carolina Greensboro, NC W 6–5
November 2at North Carolina A&M Raleigh, NC W 18–0 [8]
November 14Williamsburg AcademyLexington, KYW 52–0
November 19 Indiana Lexington, KYW 18–5
November 26vs. Kentucky State College Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 17–03,000

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Game summaries

Week 7: Indiana

Indiana at Kentucky University
12Total
Indiana055
Kentucky U01818

Kentucky University defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 18 to 5. Zora Clevenger scored Indiana's lone touchdown. [10]

The starting lineup for Kentucky University against Indiana: Simpson (left end), Woodard (left tackle), Ware (left guard), Miller (center), Kelly (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Thompson (right end), Pyle (quarterback), Cantrill (left halfback), H. Yancey (right halfback), Knight (fullback) [10]

Week 8: vs. Kentucky State College

Kentucky University vs. Kentucky State College
12Total
Kentucky State000
Kentucky U11617
  • Date: November 26, 1903
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game attendance: 3,000

A fear of riots plagued this contest ever since their second-team played Kentucky State College. [11] [12]

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. "The Best in the South". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 30, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Ray Schmidt. "The 1903 Purdue Tragedy" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. Spalding's Football Guide
  5. Gregory Kent Stanley (October 17, 2014). Before Big Blue. p. 46. ISBN   9780813158617.
  6. "Kentucky University Wins". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1903. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "University The Winner". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. October 18, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. 1 2 "Indiana Meets A Waterloo". The Inter Ocean. November 20, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. "Riot". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. "Kentucky 17, State College 0". The Galveston Daily News. November 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg