1903 Kirksville Osteopath football team

The 1903 Kirksville Osteopath football team was an American football team that represented the American School of Osteopathy, now known as A.T. Still University, in the 1903 college football season.[1][2]

1903 Kirksville Osteopath football
Conference	Independent
1903 record	5–3
Head coach	Pat O'Dea (1st season)
Captain	Craig (left guard)

1903 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23		Central Methodist		W 11–0	[3]
September 30		at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 0–36	[4]
October 10		Knox	Kirksville, MO	W 17–0	[5]
October 21		at Wisconsin	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 0–32	[6][7]
October 24		Still College (IA)	Kirksville, MO	W 74–0	[8]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	at Christian Brothers	Christian Brothers campus St. Louis, MO	W 50–0	[9][10]
November 7		at Notre Dame	Cartier Field South Bend, IN	L 0–28	[11]
		Central Missouri State		W 11–0	[12]

References

1. "Kirksville Osteopath 1903 schedule". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1903-09-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
2. "Team Records Game by Game". web.archive.org. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
3. "WORK OF KIRKSVILLE SQUAD". The St Louis Republic. 1903-09-20. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
4. "1903 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
5. "Osteopath, 17; Knox, 0". Chicago Tribune. 1903-10-11. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
6. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
7. "WISCONSIN BEAT OSTEOPATHS". The Kansas City Times. 1903-10-22. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
8. "OSTEOPATHS HAVE WALKOVER". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1903-10-25. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
9. "RIORDAN'S MIGHTY KICK RETURNS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1903-09-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
10. "KIRKSVILLE TEAM OVERWHELMS C.B.C." The St Louis Republic. 1903-11-01. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
11. "NOTRE DAME 8, OSTEOPATH 0". The St Louis Republic. 1903-11-08. p. 46. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
12. "Team Records Game by Game". web.archive.org. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.