1903 Kentucky University football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1903 Kentucky University football Independent 7–1 R. R. Sheffield 1st Southern champion The 1903 Kentucky University football team represented Kentucky University, today known as Transylvania University, during the 1903 college football season. The team claimed a championship of the south. Before the season Later Lexington mayor Hogan Yancey was a star fullback on the team.Gregory Kent Stanley https://books.google.com/books?id=MaYfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 Before Big Blue 17 October 2014 9780813158617 46 University Press of Kentucky A game with Purdue was scheduled; derailed by the Purdue Wreck.Ray Schmidt The 1903 Purdue Tragedy http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv21/CFHSNv21n3c.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121639/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv21/CFHSNv21n3c.pdf 2016-03-04 2015-08-10 6 Schedule September 24 w Kentucky Military Institute Lexington, KY 11–2 October 1 w St. Xavier Lexington, KY 21–0 Kentucky University Wins The Courier-Journal October 2, 1903 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32786216/kentucky_university_wins/ Newspapers.com October 17 l y Virginia Charlottesville, VA 0–6 University The Winner https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86201039/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia October 18, 1903 1 September 29, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 3:30 p.m. w y North Carolina Cone Athletic Park (I) Greensboro, NC 6–5 https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn85042104/1903-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/ The News & Observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, November 01, 1903, Part 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org) November 2 w y North Carolina A&M State Fairgrounds Raleigh, NC 18–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-kentucky-wins-from/151839878/ The News and Observer Kentucky wins from A.&M. November 3, 1903 July 22, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 w Williamsburg Academy Lexington, KY 52–0 November 19 w Indiana Lexington, KY 18–5 November 26 2:00 p.m. w y Kentucky State College South Side Park Lexington, KY rivalry 17–0 3,000–5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-kentucky-university/145800698/ The Courier-Journal Kentucky University beats State College November 27, 1903 April 21, 2024 Newspapers.com http://homepages.transy.edu/~library/Catalog/HistoryFootballTransylvania.pdf Archived copy July 1, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160701165813/http://homepages.transy.edu/~library/Catalog/HistoryFootballTransylvania.pdf July 1, 2016 Game summaries Week 1: KMI Kentucky opened the season with a 11 to 2 defeat of Kentucky Military Institute. Week 2: Xavier In the second week of play, Kentucky beat Xavier 21 to 0. Week 3: Virginia Kentucky University at Virginia Virginia 6 0 Kentucky U 0 0 October 17 Charlottesville, VA Daniel (Virginia) In a drizzling rain, Virginia defeated Kentucky 6 to 0. Virginia recovered a fumble by Kentucky after four minutes of play and eventually scored. The starting lineup for Kentucky: Knight (left end), Woodward (left tackle), Wallace (left guard), Daingerfield (center), Nickel (right guard), Ware (right tackle), Thompson (right end), Muir (quarterback), Cantrill (left halfback), H. Yancey (right halfback), W. Yancey (fullback). Week 4: North Carolina Kentucky University at North Carolina Kentucky U 0 6 North Carolina 5 0 October 31 Greensboro, NC Kentucky narrowly beat the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 6 to 5. UNC scored in the first half, but failed to kick goal. The second half was fiercely competitive, but a "splendid trick play" resulted in a 30-yard touchdown for Kentucky. Week 5: North Carolina A & M Kentucky University at North Carolina A&M Kentucky U 12 6 North Carolina A&M 0 0 November 2 Raleigh, NC Joel Whitaker Kentucky scored three touchdowns and defeated North Carolina A&M 18 to 0. The starting lineup for Kentucky: Simpson (left end), Woodwith (left tackle), Kelly (left guard), Miller (center), Nichols (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Thompson (right end), W. Yancy (quarterback), E. Yancy (left halfback), Cantrell (right halfback), Weir (fullback). Week 6: Williamsburg Academy Kentucky defeated Williamsburg Academy 52 to 0. Week 7: Indiana Indiana at Kentucky University Indiana 0 5 Kentucky U 0 18 November 19, 1903 Lexington, KY Kentucky University defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 18 to 5. Zora Clevenger scored Indiana's lone touchdown. The starting lineup for Kentucky University against Indiana: Simpson (left end), Woodard (left tackle), Ware (left guard), Miller (center), Kelly (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Thompson (right end), Pyle (quarterback), Cantrill (left halfback), H. Yancey (right halfback), Knight (fullback)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3064306/the_inter_ocean/ The Inter Ocean Indiana Meets A Waterloo 4 November 20, 1903 August 22, 2015 Newspapers.com Week 8: vs. Kentucky State College Kentucky University vs. Kentucky State College Kentucky State 0 0 Kentucky U 11 6 November 26, 1903 Lexington, KY 3,000 A fear of riots plagued this contest ever since their second-team played Kentucky State College.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2984423/the_cincinnati_enquirer/ The Cincinnati Enquirer 3 October 24, 1903 August 10, 2015 Newspapers.com Riot https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3064283/the_galveston_daily_news/ The Galveston Daily News 8 November 27, 1903 August 22, 2015 Kentucky 17, State College 0 Newspapers.com Postseason The team claimed a championship of the south.November 27, 1903 Kentucky University Won https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2981158/the_evening_bulletin/ August 10, 2015 The Evening Bulletin Newspapers.com Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.November 30, 1903 The Best in the South https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2986470/the_cincinnati_enquirer/ August 10, 2015 The Cincinnati Enquirer 3 Newspapers.com Former Yale quarterback John de Saulles selected end Lois Thompson for his All-Southern team, crediting him as playing "a better end than any man in the South."Spalding's Football Guide References Kentucky University Category:Transylvania Pioneers football seasons Kentucky University football