The 1903 Amherst football team represented Amherst College as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Harry A. Smith, Amherst compiled a record of 7–3. The team defeated Harvard.

1903 Amherst football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     11 0 0
Yale     11 1 0
Columbia     9 1 0
Dartmouth     9 1 0
Geneva     9 1 0
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Temple     4 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 2 0
Lehigh     9 2 1
Harvard     9 3 0
Penn     9 3 0
Army     6 2 1
Carlisle     6 2 1
Amherst     7 3 0
Lafayette     7 3 0
Cornell     6 3 1
Colgate     4 2 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Swarthmore     6 4 0
Brown     5 4 1
Syracuse     5 4 0
Fordham     1 1 0
Frankin & Marshall     5 5 1
Buffalo     4 4 0
Rutgers     4 4 1
Delaware     4 4 0
Villanova     2 2 0
Bucknell     4 5 0
Vermont     4 5 0
Tufts     5 8 0
Wesleyan     3 6 1
Springfield Training School     1 3 1
NYU     2 5 0
New Hampshire     2 6 1
Pittsburgh College     1 5 1
Western U. Penn.     1 8 1

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26WillistonW 6–0[1]
October 3ColbyAmherst, MAW 24–0[2]
October 7at BowdoinBrunswick, MEW 23–0
October 103:00 p.m.at HarvardW 5–0[3][4][5]
October 17at ColumbiaL 0–124,000[6]
October 21Union (NY)Amherst, MAW 16–0
October 24Trinity (CT)Amherst, MAW 18–0
October 31at Holy CrossL 0–361,500[7]
November 7DartmouthAmherst, MAL 0–18
November 14MassachusettsAmherst, MAW 11–6

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References

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  1. ^ "Amherst 6, Williston 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Amherst 24, Colby 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Has A Chance". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Amherst 5, Harvard 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Amherst 5, Harvard 0 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Columbia, 12; Amherst, 0". The New York Times. October 18, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Holy Cross 36, Amherst 0". The Sunday Post. Boston, Mass. November 1, 1903. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1903 Amherst Lord Jeffs Schedule and Results".