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1903 Nashville Garnet and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–3 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
  • E. A. Wreidt (2 games)
  • Bradley Walker (1 game)
  • Avent Childress (1 game)
Home stadiumPeabody Field
Seasons
←  1902
1904 →
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 1 4 1 1
Cumberland (TN) + 4 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 5 1 0 7 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi A&M 2 0 2 3 0 2
Georgia 3 2 0 3 4 0
Ole Miss 1 1 1 2 1 1
Texas 0 0 1 5 1 2
Kentucky State 0 0 0 6 1 0
Alabama 3 4 0 3 4 0
Auburn 2 3 0 4 3 0
Tennessee 2 4 0 4 5 0
Georgia Tech 1 4 0 3 5 0
Tulane 0 1 1 2 2 1
Mercer 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 1 3 0
LSU 0 5 0 4 5 0
SW Presbyterian        
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team represented the University of Nashville during the 1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was disbanded, and then started back again. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at Mooney School*
L 5–17 [2] [3]
October 31 Tennessee
L 0–10 [4]
November 7 Sewanee
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–6 [5]
November 13 Tennessee Docs*
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–0 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Nashville Team Will Not Disband". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Mooney's boys win, "prep" school eleven triumphs over U. of N." Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mooney sprung surprise". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee wins, but it is not an easy victory". Nashville Banner. November 2, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Close call for Sewanee, University of Nashville held South's eleven 0 to 6". The Journal and Tribune. November 8, 1903. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Was an easy victory for University of Nashville". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1903. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.