1903 Delaware football team

1903 Delaware football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Nathan Mannakee (1st season)
Captain	Bassett Ferguson

1903 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Livingstone			–					3	–	0	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					8	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					7	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					7	–	4	–	0
East Florida Seminary			–					3	–	2	–	1
Florida State College			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	3
Kendall			–					3	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					0	–	0	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					1	–	1	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	3	–	0
Columbian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Florida			–					1	–	3	–	0
Goldey College			–					0	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					1	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					0	–	4	–	0
TCU			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1903 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Nathan Mannakee, Delaware compiled a record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Washington College	Newark, DE	W 27–0
October 10	Rutgers	Front and Union Streets gridiron Wilmington, DE	W 5–0
October 14	Wilmington Conference Academy	Newark, DE	W 23–0
October 17	at Swarthmore	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–11
October 24	St. John's (MD)	Wilmington, DE	L 0–5
November 7	Western Maryland	Wilmington, DE	L 6–16
November 14	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–37
November 27	Maryland	Wilmington, DE	W 16–0