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1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team

1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football
Cumberland Bulldogs football team (1903).jpg
SIAA co-champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1903 record 6–1–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach A. L. Phillips
Captain W. W. Suddarth
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 1     4 1 1
Cumberland + 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
Mississippi 1 1 1     2 1 1
Texas 0 0 1     5 1 2
Central 0 0 0     3 0 0
Kentucky State 0 0 0     7 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 2 4 0     3 5 0
Tulane 0 1 1     2 2 1
Mercer 0 1 0     0 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0     2 2 0
LSU 0 4 0     4 5 0
SW Presbyterian            
  • + – Conference co-champions
Cumberland at Vanderbilt
1 2 Total
Cumberland 6 0 6
Vanderbilt 0 0 0
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 3:00 p. m.
  • Referee: Wreidt
Cumberland at Sewanee
1 2 Total
Cumberland 0 0 0
Sewanee 0 6 6
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Sewanee, TN
  • Game start: 3:00 p. m.
  • Referee: Roszel
Cumberland at LSU
1 2 Total
Cumberland 18 23 41
LSU 0 0 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 p. m.
  • Referee: Connell
Clemson vs. Cumberland
1 2 Total
Clemson 0 11 11
Cumberland 11 0 11

The 1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1903 college football season. The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), compiling a 6–1–1 record. The Bulldogs notably beat Vanderbilt and tied John Heisman's Clemson at year's end in a game billed as the "SIAA Championship Game." They also beat Alabama, LSU, and Tulane in five days. The school claims a share of the SIAA title. It has been called "the best football team in the history of Cumberland."

For the 1903 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and a conversion (PAT) was worth one point.

Games with Kentucky State College and Kentucky University were cancelled.

Cumberland upset the Vanderbilt Commodores 6–0. Four minutes after the game started, Waterhouse had the decisive touchdown. M. O. Bridges had his right collarbone broken.

The starting lineup was Waterhouse (left end), M. L. Bridges (left tackle), James (left guard), Smith (center), Cragwall (right guard), Suddarth (right tackle), Spencer (right end), Smiser (quarterback), Head (left halfback), Newton (right halfback), M. O. Bridges (fullback).

Cumberland suffered the season's only loss to the Sewanee Tigers. Henry D. Phillips plowed through the line for the deciding score.


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