1903 Yale Bulldogs football team explained

Year:1903
Team:Yale Bulldogs
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:11–1
Head Coach:George B. Chadwick
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Yale Field

The 1903 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1903 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with an 11–1 record under first-year head coach George B. Chadwick. The team outscored its opponents by a combined 312 to 26 score with the only loss being by an 11–6 score to Princeton.[1]

Four Yale players (fullback Ledyard Mitchell, end Charles D. Rafferty, tackle James Hogan and guard James Bloomer) were consensus picks for the 1903 College Football All-America Team.[2] Quarterback Foster Rockwell and halfback Harold Metcalf were also selected as first-team All-Americans by Charles Chadwick,[3] and end Tom Shevlin was a first-team pick by the San Antonio Daily Light.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1903 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Award Winners. NCAA. 2012. 2–4.
  3. News: Crack Football Eleven. Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1903.
  4. News: The Ideal All-American Team. San Antonio Daily Light. December 14, 1903.