1903 Florida State College football team

1903 Florida State College football
State champion
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–1
Head coach	W. W. Hughes (2nd season)
Captain	Ed Watson

1903 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Livingstone			–					3	–	0	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					8	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					7	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					7	–	4	–	0
East Florida Seminary			–					3	–	2	–	1
Florida State College			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	3
Kendall			–					3	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					0	–	0	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					1	–	1	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	3	–	0
Columbian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Florida			–					1	–	3	–	0
Goldey College			–					0	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					1	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					0	–	4	–	0
TCU			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1903 Florida State College football team represented Florida State College in the sport of American football during the 1903 college football season. The team was led by head coach W.W. Hughes and posted a 3–2–1 record[1] and won a claim to the State Championship.[2] With no formal nickname or mascot, the Florida State College football team was known simply as the "Florida State College Eleven".[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 16	Bainbridge Giants	Tallahassee, FL	W 22–0
October 23	at Bainbridge Giants	Bainbridge, GA	W 5–0
October 31	East Florida Seminary	Tallahassee, FL	L 0–16
November 7	at Georgia Tech	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA	L 0–17
November 13	University of Florida (Lake City)	Tallahassee, FL	W 12–0
November 26	at Stetson	DeLand, FL	T 5–5

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Roster

The original line-up played the entire game, both offense and defense.[7]

Line

• LE –
• LT –
• LG –
• C –
• RG –
• RT –
• RE –

Backfield

• QB –
• LH –
• RH –
• FB –

References

1. "A Brief History of Athletics at Florida State University". FSU. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
2. "History". FSU. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
3. Schmadtke, Alan (November 27, 1991). "1902 Forfeit Kicked Off UF-FSU Rivalry". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
4. "Florida State College Football 1902-1904". Nole Fan. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
5. "The Forgotten Coaches".
6. "Florida State's Football Legacy".
7. Kabat, Ric (July 1991). "Before the Seminoles: Football at Florida State College, 1902-1904". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 70 (1): 20–37. JSTOR 30148092.