1903 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1903 Princeton Tigers football Princeton tigers football team 1903.jpg 250 Independent 11–0 Art Hillebrand 1st John DeWitt University Field National champion(Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, Davis)Co-national champion (NCF) The 1903 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Art Hillebrand, the Tigers compiled a perfect 11–0 record, shut out 10 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 259 to 6.1903 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1903-schedule.html John DeWitt was the team captain. There was no contemporaneous system in 1903 for determining a national champion. However, Princeton was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and Parke H. Davis, and as a co-national champion by the National Championship Foundation (NCF).http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 4, 2016 PDF Michigan was co-champion by the NCF. Three Princeton players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1903 All-America team: halfback Dana Kafer; end Howard Henry; and guard John DeWitt.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf DeWitt was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.John DeWitt National Football Foundation March 24, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1236 Other notable players included end Ralph Tipton Davis. Schedule September 30 w Swarthmore University Field Princeton, NJ 34–0 Princeton, 34; Swarthmore, 0 The New York Times October 1, 1903 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98337675/princeton-34-swarthmore-0/ Newspapers.com October 3 w Georgetown University Field Princeton, NJ 5–0 Princeton, 5; Georgetown, 0 The New York Times October 4, 1903 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98337502/princeton-5-georgetown-0/ Newspapers.com October 7 w 1903 Gettysburg Gettysburg University Field Princeton, NJ 68–0 Princeton, 68; Gettysburg, 0 The New York Times October 8, 1903 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98337829/princeton-68-gettysburg-0/ Newspapers.com October 10 w y Brown Providence, RI 29–0 Princeton 29, Brown 0: Superior Playing of the Jerseymen Was Apparent at Every Point - Great Work by the Backs The Boston Globe October 11, 1903 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98337147/princeton-29-brown-0-superior-playing/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Lehigh University Field Princeton, NJ 12–0 Orange And Black https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88825560/the-tribune/ The Scranton Republican Scranton, Pennsylvania October 15, 1903 1 November 12, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w Carlisle University Field Princeton, NJ 11–0 Princeton, 11; Carlisle, 0 The New York Times October 18, 1903 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98336838/princeton-11-carlisle-0/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Bucknell University Field Princeton, NJ 17–0 Princeton, 17; Bucknell, 0 The New York Times October 22, 1903 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98337958/princeton-17-bucknell-0/ Newspapers.com October 24 w Dartmouth University Field Princeton, NJ 17–0 Princeton, 17; Dartmouth, 0 The New York Times October 25, 1903 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98336212/princeton-17-dartmouth-0/ Newspapers.com October 31 w Cornell University Field Princeton, NJ 44–0 Crushing Defeat Dealt Out to Cornell by Princeton. The Score Being 44 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 1, 1903 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98335979/crushing-defeat-dealt-out-to-cornell-by/ Newspapers.com November 7 w Lafayette University Field Princeton, NJ 11–0 Princeton, 11; Lafayette, 0 The New York Times November 8, 1903 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98335638/princeton-11-lafayette-0/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT rivalry 11–6 30,000 Princeton Wins Big Football Game: Yale Beaten at New Haven in Grand Contest by 11 to 6 The New York Times November 15, 1903 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98334529/princeton-wins-big-football-game-yale/ Newspapers.comPrinceton, Rah! Yale Swallows An 11-6 Defeat On Home Ground Before Ancient Rival The Sun New York, N.Y. November 15, 1903 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98334755/princeton-rah-yale-swallows-an-11-6/ Newspapers.com References External links Video of Yale game Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football