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Army Football Team History

Army Black Knights

United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Founded: 1802
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Capacity: 39,929
Colors: Black, Gray & Gold
Coach: Edward L. King
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1902 <- 1903 -> 1904 --> 2024

1903 Season Highlights

Edward L. King enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Army.

1903 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Colgate	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Tufts	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Dickinson	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Harvard	0	5	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Yale	5	17	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Vermont	32	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Manhattan	48	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Chicago	10	6	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Navy	40	5	W	@ Philadelphia, PA

1903 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	164
Scoring Average	18.2
Points Allowed	33
Defense Average	3.7
Opponents Record	4-7
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2 -1
Away Record	1-0

1903 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1903 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	8-1	202	59					A.W. Ristine
Kansas	6-3	118	39					Harrison Weeks
Connecticut	3-5	53	90					E.O. Smith
New Mexico	3-0-1	30	0					Walter McEwan
Nebraska	10-0	268	11					Walter C. Bummy Booth
Notre Dame	8-0-1	291	0					James F. Faragher
South Carolina	8-2	239	35					C.R. Williams
Stanford	8-0-3	199	6					James F. Lanagan
Maryland	7-4	104	64					D. John Markey
Virginia	7-2-1	177	34					Gresham H. Poe
West Virginia	7-1	146	56					Harry E. Trout
Army	6-2-1	164	33					Edward L. King
California	6-1-2	128	12					James R. Whipple
Central Michigan	6-0	59	11					Charles Tambling
North Carolina	6-3	137	72					Herman P. Olcott
Washington	6-1	63	11					James Knight
Oklahoma	5-4-3	126	85					Mark McMahon
Penn State	5-3	182	77					Daniel A. Dan Reed
Syracuse	5-4	200	69					Jason Parish/Ancil Brown
Virginia Tech	5-1	108	21					Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Baylor	4-3-1	46	69					R.N. Watts
Louisiana State	4-5	70	93					W.S. Boreland
Navy	4-7-1	77	130					B.C. Burr Chamberlain
Oregon	4-2-1	75	18					Warren W. Smith
Rutgers	4-4-1	94	110					Oliver D. Mann
Southern California	4-2	58	27					John Walker
Temple	4-1	56	18					H. Shindle Wingert
Arkansas	3-4	50	63					D.A. McDaniel
Buffalo	0-0	0	0					Ray Turnbull
Kansas State	3-4-1	56	103					G.O. Dietz
Marshall	3-1-1	37	25					George Ford
Northern Illinois	3-2	44	41					John L. Keith
Washington State	3-3-2	92	54					James N. Ashmore
Wyoming	3-2	32	63					William McMurray
Arizona	2-0	49	10					Orin A. Kates
Arizona State	2-0	33	0					Frederick M. Irish
Nevada	2-4-2	56	40					Dr. Allen C. Steckle
New Mexico State	2-0-1	34	0					John O. Miller
Ohio	2-4	38	144					Fred Sullivan
Oregon State	2-4-1	21	32					Coach McFadden
Cincinnati	1-8	39	141					Anthony W. Chez
Miami Ohio	1-4	27	110					Peter McPherson
Missouri	1-7-1	46	83					John F. Mclean
Akron	0-0	0	0					Rev. Alfred Place
Louisiana Tech	0-1	0	16					Unknown
Oklahoma State	0-2-2	6	16					No Coach
Pittsburgh	0-8-1	20	262					Arthur St. L. Texas Mosse
Texas Christian	0-7	11	98					No Coach

1903 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1903 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.