1903 Wabash football team

The 1903 Wabash football team was an American football team that represented Lake Forest College in the 1903 college football season.[1] In Ebin Wilson's 2nd year as head coach, Wabash compiled a 9–3 record, and outscored their opponents 274 to 74. Notable games were against Shortridge High School, Indiana, Purdue, and Notre Dame.[2] Games for the "Indiana football championship" were recognized as Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue, DePauw, Earlham, and Franklin, in which Wabash compiled a 3–3 record against.

1903 Wabash football
ConferenceIndependent
1903 record9–3
Head coach
CaptainMarshall (halfback)
1903 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska   –    11 –0 –0
North Dakota   –    7 –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
American Medical   –    6 –3 –0
Kansas   –    6 –3 –0
Drake   –    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
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

In the contest with Shortridge, Wabash was up 12–0, when the college decided to send in an African-American right guard named Gordon. Upon seeing this, Captain Clark, right halfback of the Shortridge team, refused to play any longer and left the field. According to The Indianapolis Journal, the rest of Shortridge's team acted as gentlemen, and agreed to continue playing. The crowd was also "bitterly disappointed at the actions of Clark and he was denounced on all sides."[3] On October 6, Rose Polytechnic made it known that they would not play Wabash if they permitted Gordon to play in the contest. In response to this, the game was cancelled, and head coach Ebin Wilson asserted that they would play Gordon in every game for the remainder of the season, citing his great importance to the Wabash team.[4][5] On October 20, Hanover also announced they would not play Wabash if Gordon was allowed to play. The Guard, hearing this latest news, decided to resign from the Varsity team, so as they would be to play the rest of their season. Wabash accepted the resignation but insisted they had the right to put any member of their football team into play, and would force this proclamation on every upcoming opponent.[6] Gordon would play in a few more varsity games throughout the remainder of the season, put in against Earlham in the last five minutes, and against Notre Dame.[7]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Indianapolis Shortridge High SchoolCrawfordsville, INW 12–0[8]
September 263:00 p.m.Indiana
W 5–0[9]
October 1PurdueCrawfordsville, INL 0–18[10]
October 33:00 p.m.Indianapolis Manual Training High SchoolCrawfordsville, INW 21–0[11]
October 10at Rose PolytechnicTerre Haute, INCancelled [12][13]
October 10Culver Military AcademyCulver, INW 11–6 or 11–12[14][15][16]
October 17Central MedicalCrawfordsville, INW 31–0[17]
October 24HanoverHanover, INW 51–0[18]
October 31FranklinCrawfordsville, INW 87–5[19]
November 7ButlerIndianapolis, INW 46–0[20]
November 14EarlhamCrawfordsville, INL 0–11[21]
November 21DePauwGreencastle, INW 10–0[22]
November 26Notre DameCrawfordsville, INL 0–34[23]

References
  1. "Wabash Game by Game Results". web.archive.org. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. "Standings of the Indiana Football Teams for 1903". The Indianapolis Star. 1903-11-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. "Clark Drew Color Line". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-09-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. "Rose Polytechnic Has Drawn The Color Line". The Indianapolis News. 1903-10-06. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. "President Kane Takes Stand On Color Line". The Indianapolis News. 1903-10-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. "Colored Man Leaves Team". The Indianapolis News. 1903-10-20. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. "Won By Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-11-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. "Clark Drew Color Line". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-09-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  9. "Indiana Team Shocked". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-09-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  10. "Wabash Held Down". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-02. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  11. "Made a Game Fight". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-04. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  12. "Rose Polytechnic Has Drawn The Color Line". The Indianapolis News. 1903-10-06. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  13. "President Kane Takes Stand On Color Line". The Indianapolis News. 1903-10-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  14. "Wabash Meets Defeat". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  15. "Which Team Won?". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-13. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  16. "Did Culver Win or Lose?". The Culver Citizen. 1903-10-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  17. ""Medics" Were Shut Out". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  18. "Hanover Was Plucky". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-10-25. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  19. "Wabash Defeats Franklin In Coach Yost Style". The Indianapolis Star. 1903-11-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  20. "Wabash's Easy Victory". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-11-08. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  21. "Wabash Annihilated". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-11-15. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  22. "Wabash Takes DePauw Easy". The Indianapolis Star. 1903-11-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  23. "Won By Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Journal. 1903-11-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-22.


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