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1903 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1903 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry M. Seamon
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harry E. Trout, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 146 to 45. The team's only loss was to Ohio State by a 34–6 score.[1] Harry M. Seamon was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Western University of PennsylvaniaMorgantown, WV (rivalry)W 24–6
October 10Grove CityMorgantown, WVW 21–0
October 16at MariettaMarietta, OHW 18–11
October 19vs. West Virginia WesleyanClarksburg, WVW 39–0
October 24Westminster (PA)Morgantown, WVW 21–0
October 31at Ohio StateL 6–34
November 14vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 11–5
November 26at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAW 6–0

References

  1. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.