1903 Haskell Indians football team

The 1903 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, Haskell compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 50. Its victories included shutouts against Texas (6–0), Missouri (12–0), and Creighton (22–0); its losses were to Nebraska (16–0) and Chicago (17–11).^[1]

1903 Haskell Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Albert E. Herrnstein (1st season)
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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
Fairmount			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					9	–	3	–	0
St. Xavier			–					7	–	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
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
Mount Union			–					2	–	5	–	1
DePauw			–					2	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					0	–	2	–	1
Missouri			–					1	–	7	–	1
Cincinnati			–					1	–	8	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	1	–	0
Buchtel			–					0	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					0	–	3	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					0	–	4	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26		at Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	W 45–0
October 5		at Kansas City Medics	Kansas City, MO	W 11–6
October 9		vs. Texas	State fair grounds Dallas, TX	W 6–0	^[2]
October 17		at Nebraska	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	L 0–16
October 24		at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	W 12–6	^[3]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Association Park Kansas City, MO	W 12–0	^[4]
November 7		at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 11–17
November 14		at Creighton	Omaha, NE	W 22–0
November 26		at Denver	Denver, CO	W 12–5
All times are in Central time

References

1. "1903 Haskell Indians Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
2. "Was A Great Game If Texas Did Lose". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 10, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Haskell Beats K.U. With Very Little Efffort". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 25, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indians Better Mudders". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 1, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .