1903 Arizona football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1903 Arizona football Independent 2–0 Orin A. Kates 1st Leo Rosenberg The 1903 Arizona football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Orin A. Kates, the team played only two games, both against the Tucson Indian School. The university team won both games. The team captain was Leo Rosenberg.Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide University of Arizona October 23, 2016 102, 104 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf September 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921192006/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf dead With key players from the 1902 team lost to graduation, injury, or illness, interest in football apparently waned at the university in the fall of 1903. On October 25, 1903, The Arizona Daily Star noted the failure of students to organize a football team up to that point and urged the students to "ginger up" and organize a team.New Notes From Arizona's University The Arizona Daily Star October 25, 1903 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28724371/new_notes_from_arizonas_university/ Newspapers.com A team was ultimately organized and was known as the "preps" or the "University Prep. football team".47 Years of Arizona Collegiate Football Arizona Republic George Moore March 8, 1938 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7160417/47_years_of_arizona_collegiate_football/ Schedule y Tucson Indian School Tucson, Arizona Territory W 28-0 November 26 Tucson Indian School Tucson, Arizona Territory W 21-11 Preps Defeated Indians In Hard Fought Football Game on University Campus The Arizona Daily Star November 28, 1903 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28724072/preps_defeated_indians_in_hard_fought/ Newspapers.com References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Arizona football