1903 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team

The 1903 Nevada State Sagebrushers football team was an American football team that represented Nevada State University (now known as the University of Nevada, Reno) as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its third season under head coach Allen Steckle, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record.^[1][2]

1903 Nevada State Sagebrushers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–2
Head coach	Allen Steckle (3rd season)
Captain	F. Smith
Home stadium	Evans Field
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford			–					8	–	0	–	3
California			–					6	–	1	–	2
Washington			–					6	–	1	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	2	–	1
USC			–					4	–	2	–	0
Albany College (OR)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					3	–	0	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					2	–	0	–	1
Arizona			–					2	–	0	–	0
Tempe Normal			–					2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming			–					3	–	2	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					3	–	3	–	2
Utah			–					3	–	5	–	0
Nevada State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Oregon Agricultural			–					2	–	4	–	1
Montana			–					2	–	5	–	0
Academy of Idaho			–					0	–	1	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Nevada alumni	Evans Field Reno, NV	T 0–0
October 10	Fort Baker, 32nd Coast Artillery	Evans Field Reno, NV	W 45–0		^[3]
October 14	Reliance Athletic Club	Evans Field Reno, NV	L 5–11		^[4]
October 24	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	T 0–0		^[5]^[6]
November 7	at California	Berkeley, CA	W 6–2		^[7]
November 20	at Washington	Denny Field Seattle, WA	L 0–2	1,500	^[8]
November 23	at Puget Sound	Eleventh Street Grounds Tacoma, WA	L 0–10		^[9]^[10]
November 26	at Oregon Agricultural	College Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–15		^[11]

References

1. "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 132. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
3. Cash Smith (October 11, 1903). "A Decisive Victory Won by the University of Nevada: Thirty-Second Artillery Defeated by Score of 45 to 0". Daily Nevada State Journal. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Reliance Wins Eleven To Five". Reno Evening Gazette. October 17, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Stanford Could Not Score Against Nevada: The Sagebrushers Outplayed the Cardinals at Every Turn Yesterday". Daily Nevada State Journal. October 25, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Cash Smith (October 18, 1903). "Reliance Beats Nevada By Touchdown and Goal". Daily Nevada State Journal. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "California's Proud Colors Lowered By Mighty Eleven From Sagebrushdom". Daily Nevada State Journal. November 8, 1903. p. 1.
8. "Nevada's Team Loses To Washington". Daily Nevada State Journal. November 21, 1903. pp. 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Smith, Cash (November 24, 1903). "The University of Nevada Loses Another Game of Football". Daily Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "U.P.S. 10 -- Nevada 0". The Maroon. Vol. 1, no. 2. University of Puget Sound. November 1903. p. 1.
11. "Oregon wins, 15 to Nevada's 0". Reno Evening Gazette. November 27, 1903. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.