1903 Columbia Blue and White football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1903 Columbia Blue and White football Independent 9–1 Bill Morley 2nd Richard Shore Smith Polo Grounds The 1903 Columbia Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Morley, the team compiled a 9–1 record, shut out its first seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 148 to 43.1903 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 9, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1903-schedule.htmlColumbia Football 2018 Record Book Columbia University 2018 197 https://gocolumbialions.com/documents/2018/8/28/2018_Columbia_Football_Recordbook.pdf Fullback Richard Shore Smith was the team captain. Smith and tackle Tom Thorp received first-team honors on the 1903 All-America team. W. E. Metzenthin also starred in the backfield for Columbia. The team's sole loss was to the 1903 Yale team that featured seven first-team All-Americans, including Foster Rockwell and Tom Shevlin. Columbia's sports teams were commonly called the "Blue and White" in this era, but had no official nickname. The name "Lions" would not be adopted until 1910.How Columbia Became the Lions Columbia Football 2019 Record Book Columbia University New York, N.Y. July 26, 2020 238 https://issuu.com/columbiaathletics/docs/2019_columbia_football_record_book The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan. Schedule September 26 w 1903 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Polo Grounds New York, NY 10–0 Columbia, 10; Wesleyan, 0 The New York Times September 27, 1903 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29342825/collumbia_10_wesleyan_0/ Newspapers.com September 30 w y Columbia alumni Polo Grounds New York, NY 16–0 Columbia, 16; Alumni, 0 The New York Times October 1, 1903 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343095/columbia_16_alumni_0/ Newspapers.com October 3 w 1903 Union Garnet Union (NY) Polo Grounds New York, NY 36–0 Columbia, 36; Union, 0 The New York Times October 4, 1903 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343469/columbia_36_union_0/ Newspapers.com October 7 w 1903 Hamilton Continentals Hamilton Polo Grounds New York, NY 29–0 Columbia, 29; Hamilton, 0 The New York Times October 8, 1903 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343512/columbia_29_hamilton_0/ Newspapers.com October 10 w 1903 Williams Ephs Williams Polo Grounds New York, NY 5–0 2,000 Columbia, 5; Williams, 0 The New York Times October 11, 1903 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343579/columbia_5_williams_0/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Swarthmore Polo Grounds New York, NY 5–0 Columbia, 5; Swarthmore, 0 The New York Times October 15, 1903 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343624/columbia_5_swarthmore_0/ October 17 w Amherst Polo Grounds New York, NY 12–0 4,000 Columbia, 12; Amherst, 0 The New York Times October 18, 1903 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343676/columbia_12_amherst_0/ Newspapers.com October 24 w Penn Polo Grounds New York, NY 18–6 15,000 Columbia Trounces Quakers: Wins Football Game With 18 Points To Rival's 6 The Sun October 25, 1903 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29342614/columbia_trounces_quakers/ Newspapers.comColumbia Wins From Penn: Morningside Players Defeat Quakers, 18 to 6 New York Tribune October 25, 1903 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29342681/columbia_wins_from_penn_morningside/ Newspapers.com October 31 l Yale Polo Grounds New York, NY 0–25 32,000 Yale's Football Victory The New York Times November 1, 1903 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343267/yales_football_victory/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY rivalry 17–12 Football Teams in Close Contests: Columbia Triumphs Over Cornell by 17 to 12 The New York Times November 15, 1903 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29343369/football_teams_in_close_contests/ Newspapers.com References Columbia Category:Columbia Lions football seasons Columbia Blue and White football