1903 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team

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1903 Nashville Garnet and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1903 record2–2 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
  • E. A. Wreidt (2 games)
    Bradley Walker (1 game)
    Avent Childress (1 game)
Home stadiumPeabody Field
Seasons
  1902
1904  
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Clemson +201  411
Cumberland (TN) +411  611
Sewanee 510  710
Vanderbilt 511  611
Mississippi A&M 202  302
Georgia 320  340
Ole Miss 111  211
Texas 001  512
Kentucky State 000  710
Alabama 340  340
Auburn 230  430
Tennessee 240  450
Georgia Tech 140  350
Tulane 011  221
Mercer 010  010
Nashville 020  220
LSU 050  450
SW Presbyterian       
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1903 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team represented the University of Nashville during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was disbanded, and then started back again. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 31 Tennessee
L 10–0 [2]
November 7 Sewanee
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–0
November 13 Tennessee Docs *
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0
?Mooney School*W 17–5
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Nashville Team Will Not Disband". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved December 21, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory". Nashville Banner. November 2, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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