# 1903 Kentucky University football team

The 1903 Kentucky University football team represented Kentucky University, today known as Transylvania University, during the 1903 college football season. The team claimed a championship of the south.

## Before the season

Later Lexington mayor Hogan Yancey was a star fullback on the team. A game with Purdue was scheduled; derailed by the Purdue Wreck.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | | Kentucky Military Institute | Lexington, KY | W 11–2 | |
| October 1 | | St. Xavier | Lexington, KY | W 21–0 | |
| October 17 | | at Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 0–6 | |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | Greensboro, NC | W 6–5 | |
| November 2 | | at North Carolina A&M | State FairgroundsRaleigh, NC | W 18–0 | |
| November 14 | | Williamsburg Academy | Lexington, KY | W 52–0 | |
| November 19 | | Indiana | Lexington, KY | W 18–5 | |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Kentucky State College | South Side ParkLexington, KY (rivalry) | W 17–0 | 3,000–5,000 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: KMI

Kentucky opened the season with a 11 to 2 defeat of Kentucky Military Institute.

### Week 2: Xavier

In the second week of play, Kentucky beat Xavier 21 to 0.

### Week 3: Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • Virginia | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kentucky U | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In a drizzling rain, Virginia defeated Kentucky 6 to 0. Virginia recovered a fumble by Kentucky after four minutes of play and eventually scored.
The starting lineup for Kentucky: Knight (left end), Woodward (left tackle), Wallace (left guard), Daingerfield (center), Nickel (right guard), Ware (right tackle), Thompson (right end), Muir (quarterback), Cantrill (left halfback), H. Yancey (right halfback), W. Yancey (fullback).

### Week 4: North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • Kentucky U | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Kentucky narrowly beat the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 6 to 5. UNC scored in the first half, but failed to kick goal. The second half was fiercely competitive, but a "splendid trick play" resulted in a 30-yard touchdown for Kentucky.

### Week 5: North Carolina A & M

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • Kentucky U | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| North Carolina A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky scored three touchdowns and defeated North Carolina A&M 18 to 0.
The starting lineup for Kentucky: Simpson (left end), Woodwith (left tackle), Kelly (left guard), Miller (center), Nichols (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Thompson (right end), W. Yancy (quarterback), E. Yancy (left halfback), Cantrell (right halfback), Weir (fullback).

### Week 6: Williamsburg Academy

Kentucky defeated Williamsburg Academy 52 to 0.

### Week 7: Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| • Kentucky U | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Kentucky University defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 18 to 5. Zora Clevenger scored Indiana's lone touchdown.
The starting lineup for Kentucky University against Indiana: Simpson (left end), Woodard (left tackle), Ware (left guard), Miller (center), Kelly (right guard), Wallace (right tackle), Thompson (right end), Pyle (quarterback), Cantrill (left halfback), H. Yancey (right halfback), Knight (fullback)

### Week 8: vs. Kentucky State College

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Kentucky State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Kentucky U | 11 | 6 | 17 |
A fear of riots plagued this contest ever since their second-team played Kentucky State College.

## Postseason

The team claimed a championship of the south. Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.
Former Yale quarterback John de Saulles selected end Lois Thompson for his All-Southern team, crediting him as playing "a better end than any man in the South."