1903 Buchtel football team

1903 Buchtel football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Thomas
1903 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     11 0 0
North Dakota     7 0 0
Central Michigan     6 0 0
Notre Dame     8 0 1
Iowa State     8 1 0
Marquette     7 1 0
Lake Forest     6 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 0
Haskell     7 2 0
St. Xavier     7 2 0
Fairmount     6 2 0
Wabash     9 3 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     4 2 0
American Medical     6 3 0
Kansas     6 3 0
Drake     5 3 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 1
Ohio Medical     5 4 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Washington University     4 4 2
Heidelberg     3 4 2
Kansas State     3 4 1
Detroit College     3 4 0
Shurtleff     2 4 1
Ohio     2 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
DePauw     2 6 1
Miami (OH)     1 4 0
Missouri     1 7 1
Western Illinois     0 3 1
Cincinnati     1 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
    0 2 0
Butler     0 3 0
Chicago P&S     0 4 0

The 1903 Buchtel football team represented Buchtel College—now known as the University of Akron—as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by Alfred W. Place in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 0–2. After losing to Mount Union on October 10 and Hiram on October 24, Buchtel's athletic association held a meeting on October 26, at which the college decided to forgoe football for the rest of the season and turn its attention to basketball.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–15[2]
October 243:10 p.m.at HiramHiram, OHL 0–33[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "[untitled]". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 26, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Buchtel Lost To Mount Union". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 11, 1903. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Hiram's Easy Victory". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland, Ohio. October 25, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Butchel Again Defeated". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 26, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "2020 Akron FB Media Guide Complete (PDF)" (PDF). University of Akron. p. 170. Retrieved August 3, 2025.