1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1903 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 4–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach|

* Hubert Fisher (2nd season)

Captain| T. B. Green
Home stadium| Baldwin Park

Seasons

← 1902

1904 →

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Clemson \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1
Cumberland (TN) \+  | 4  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 1
Sewanee | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 0
Vanderbilt | 5  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 1
Mississippi A&M | 2  | – | 0  | – | 2 |  |  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 2
Georgia | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0
Ole Miss | 1  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 2  | – | 1  | – | 1
Texas | 0  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 2
Kentucky State | 0  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 0
Alabama | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0
Auburn | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 3  | – | 0
Tennessee | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Georgia Tech | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0
Tulane | 0  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 1
Mercer | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0
Nashville | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 3  | – | 0
LSU | 0  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
SW Presbyterian |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   |  | – |  |

* \+ – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by Hubert Fisher in his second and final season at Tennessee. The Volunteers went 4–5 overall with a record of 2–4 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 3| Maryville (TN)*|

* Baldwin Park
* Knoxville, TN

| W 17–0| [1]
October 10| Carson–Newman*|

* Baldwin Park
* Knoxville, TN

| W 38–0| [2]
October 17| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 0–40| [3]
October 29| at South Carolina*|

* Old State Fairgrounds
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 0–24| [4]
October 31| at Nashville|

* Peabody Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 10–0| [5]
November 7| Georgia|

* Baldwin Park
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| L 0–5| [6]
November 14| Sewanee|

* Baldwin Park
* Knoxville, TN

| L 0–17| [7]
November 21| Georgia Tech|

* Baldwin Park
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| W 11–0| [8]
November 26| at Alabama|

* West End Park
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| L 0–24| [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Maryville defeated in opening football game of the local season". The Journal and Tribune. October 4, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "By score of 38 to 0, Tennessee's team smothers Carson and Newman". The Journal and Tribune. October 11, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Picking cherries, Vanderbilt defeats University of Tennessee 40 to 0". The Tennessean. October 18, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Carolina defeats Tennessee by score 24 to 0". The Greenville News. October 30, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory". Nashville Banner. November 2, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia plucks victory from Tennessee eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Sewanee wins again". The Chattanooga Daily News. November 15, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tech drops game to Volunteers". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Alabama's 24 to Tennessee's zero". Knoxville Sentinel. November 27, 1903. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama: Third Saturday in October
* Auburn
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* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* South Carolina
* Vanderbilt

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* History
* Smokey
* "Rocky Top"
* Pride of the Southland Band
* Battle at Bristol
* Porter Cup

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* Starting quarterbacks
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