1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football team

The 1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football team represented Kentucky University, today known as Transylvania University, during the 1903 college football season. The team claimed a championship of the south. Nash Buckingham rated Kentucky University and Vanderbilt as best in the south.

1903 Kentucky University Pioneers football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
  • R. R. Sheffield (1st season)
1903 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

A game with Purdue was scheduled; derailed by the Purdue Wreck.

Former Yale quarterback John de Saulles credited end Lois Thompson as playing "a better end than any man in the South." Later Lexington mayor Hogan Yancey was a star fullback on the team.

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