1903 Notre Dame football team

1903 Notre Dame football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	James Farragher (2nd season)
Captain	Louis J. Salmon
Home stadium	Cartier Field

1903 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					11	–	0	–	0
North Dakota			–					7	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	0	–	1
Iowa State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest			–					6	–	1	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					5	–	1	–	0
Haskell			–					7	–	2	–	0
St. Xavier			–					7	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					9	–	3	–	0
Wittenberg			–					5	–	2	–	1
Doane			–					2	–	1	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					4	–	2	–	0
American Medical			–					6	–	3	–	0
Kansas			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	3	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths			–					5	–	3	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	1
Ohio Medical			–					5	–	4	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					4	–	4	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	4	–	2
Heidelberg			–					3	–	4	–	2
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Detroit College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Shurtleff			–					2	–	4	–	1
Ohio			–					2	–	4	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	0
Mount Union			–					2	–	5	–	1
DePauw			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	7	–	1
Western Illinois			–					0	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					1	–	8	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	1	–	0
Buchtel			–					0	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					0	–	3	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1903 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1903 college football season. In its second season with James Farragher as coach, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out every opponent, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 0.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Michigan Agricultural	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 12–0
October 10	Lake Forest	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 28–0
October 17	at DePauw	Greencastle, IN	W 56–0
October 24	American Medical	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 52–0
October 29	Chicago Physicians & Surgeons	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 46–0
November 7	Kirksville Osteopath	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN	W 28–0
November 14	vs. Northwestern	South Side Park Chicago, IL (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 21	at Ohio Medical	Toledo, OH	W 35–0
November 26	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	W 34–0