1903 Western Conference football season information
Sports season
1903 Western Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
9
Co-champions
Minnesota, Michigan
Football seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Western Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Minnesota +
3
–
0
–
1
14
–
0
–
1
Michigan +
3
–
0
–
1
11
–
0
–
1
Northwestern +
1
–
0
–
2
10
–
1
–
3
Chicago
4
–
1
–
1
12
–
2
–
1
Iowa
1
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Indiana
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Illinois
1
–
5
–
0
8
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
0
–
3
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Purdue
0
–
2
–
0
4
–
2
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
The 1903 Western Conference football season was the eighth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1903 college football season.
Michigan and Minnesota were conference co-champions, both compiling undefeated seasons with the exception of a 6-6 tie when the two teams played each other. The tie between Michigan and Minnesota gave rise to the tradition of the two teams' playing for the Little Brown Jug. In the chaos that ensued when the Minnesota crowd rushed onto the field at the end of the game, the Wolverines left their water jug behind. The next day, custodian Oscar Munson brought the jug to Minnesota's athletic director; they painted the jug brown and wrote on it, "Michigan Jug – Captured by Oscar, October 31, 1903." According to legend, Yost sent a letter asking for the jug to be returned, and Cooke wrote in response: "We have your little brown jug; if you want it, you'll have to win it." Yost returned with his team in 1909 to reclaim the jug, and the two teams have awarded the jug to the winner of their annual rivalry game.[1]
Michigan compiled an 11–0–1 and outscored opponents 565 to 6, and Minnesota went 14-0-1 record and outscored opponents 656 to 12. All of Michigan's victories were shutouts, and 13 of Minnesota's victories were shutouts. The 1903 Michigan team was the third of Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams and has been recognized retrospectively as a co-national champion (along with Princeton) by the National Championship Foundation.[2] Michigan's high scorer was fullback Tom Hammond with 163 points.
The remainder of Purdue University's season was canceled following the death of 14 players in the disastrous Purdue Wreck, a train collision that occurred on October 31, 1903, in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers were on their way to the annual Indiana–Purdue football rivalry game to be played at Washington Park. Purdue's season ended at 4–2 (0–2).
^"The Little Brown Jug – Minnesota vs. Michigan". Golden Gopher Gridiron. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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