1904 college football season

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The 1904 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan, Minnesota, and Penn as having been selected national champions.[1]

Total No. of teams80
RegularseasonSeptember 17 to December 4
Champion(s)Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
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1904 college football season
Penn–Harvard game.
Total No. of teams80
Regular seasonSeptember 17 to December 4
Champion(s)Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
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1904 was a big year for the South. It was the first year for: Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt, Mike Donahue at Auburn, and John Heisman at Georgia Tech.

Conference and program changes

Membership changes

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Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1904 Colorado Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado Mines $3–0–13–0–1
Colorado3–1–06–2–1
Denver2–2–02–5–0
Colorado College1–2–16–3–1
Colorado Agricultural0–4–00–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt +5–0–09–0–0
Auburn +5–0–05–0–0
Sewanee4–1–07–1–0
Georgia Tech3–1–18–1–1
Alabama5–3–07–3–0
Clemson3–2–13–3–1
Tulane3–2–05–2–0
Kentucky State0–0–09–1–0
Ole Miss2–3–04–3–0
LSU1–2–03–4–0
Tennessee1–4–13–5–1
Cumberland (TN)0–1–02–1–0
Nashville0–4–12–5–1
Georgia0–4–01–5–0
Mississippi A&M0–4–02–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1904 Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas5–0–06–2–0
Texas A&M3–1–04–2–0
Oklahoma1–1–04–3–1
Arkansas0–1–04–3–0
Baylor2–5–12–5–1
TCU1–3–11–4–1
Oklahoma A&M0–1–00–4–1
Trinity0–1–00–1–0
1904 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota +3–0–013–0–0
Michigan +2–0–010–0–0
Chicago5–1–110–1–1
Illinois3–1–19–2–1
Northwestern1–2–08–2–0
Purdue1–2–09–3–0
Iowa0–3–07–4–0
Wisconsin0–3–05–3–0
Indiana0–3–06–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Independents

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1904 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 12–0–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 10–0–0
Dartmouth â€“ 7–0–1
Yale â€“ 10–1–0
Amherst â€“ 9–1–0
Colgate â€“ 8–1–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–2–0
Lafayette â€“ 8–2–0
Princeton â€“ 8–2–0
Army â€“ 7–2–0
Fordham â€“ 4–1–1
Harvard â€“ 7–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 8–3–1
Columbia â€“ 7–3–0
Cornell â€“ 7–3–0
Villanova â€“ 4–2–1
Syracuse â€“ 6–3–0
Swarthmore â€“ 6–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 5–3–1
Penn State â€“ 6–4–0
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Brown â€“ 6–5–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–0
Springfield Training School â€“ 4–4–1
NYU â€“ 3–6–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–5–2
Wesleyan â€“ 3–7–0
Geneva â€“ 1–4–2
Vermont â€“ 1–5–2
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 1–6–2
Tufts â€“ 2–9–1
Lehigh â€“ 1–8–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–10–0
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis â€“ 10–0–0
Bethany (KS) â€“ 7–0–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 5–0–0
Cape Girardeau Normal â€“ 2–0–0
Haskell â€“ 8–1–0
Cincinnati â€“ 7–1–0
Butler â€“ 6–1–0
Doane â€“ 5–1–0
Kansas â€“ 8–1–1
DePauw â€“ 8–2–0
Iowa State â€“ 7–2–0
Ohio Northern â€“ 7–2–1
Michigan State Normal â€“ 6–2–0
Wittenberg â€“ 6–2–0
Marquette â€“ 5–2–0
Nebraska â€“ 7–3–0
Detroit College â€“ 4–2–0
South Dakota State â€“ 4–2–1
Notre Dame â€“ 5–3–0
Iowa State Normal â€“ 5–3–1
Western Illinois â€“ 6–4–0
Heidelberg â€“ 6–4–1
Drake â€“ 5–4–0
Carthage â€“ 0–0–2
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 3–3–0
Wabash â€“ 4–4–0
Fairmount â€“ 4–5–0
Lake Forest â€“ 3–5–1
Ohio Medical â€“ 2–4–2
Washington University â€“ 4–7–0
Ohio â€“ 2–4–1
Missouri â€“ 3–6–0
Mount Union â€“ 2–6–0
Miami (OH) â€“ 1–5–0
Kansas State â€“ 1–6–0
American Medical â€“ 0–3–0
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown â€“ 7–1–0
Southwest Texas State â€“ 5–1–0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial â€“ 2–0–1
Davidson â€“ 6–1–1
Navy â€“ 7–2–1
North Carolina â€“ 5–2–2
Virginia â€“ 6–3–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 3–1–2
West Virginia â€“ 6–3–0
VPI â€“ 5–3–0
George Washington â€“ 4–2–2
Arkansas â€“ 4–3–0
Oklahoma â€“ 4–3–1
South Carolina â€“ 4–3–1
Stetson â€“ 2–2–0
Central Oklahoma â€“ 2–3–0
VMI â€“ 3–5–0
Kentucky University â€“ 3–4–0
Grant â€“ 2–3–0
Florida State College â€“ 2–3–0
Maryland â€“ 2–4–2
East Florida Seminary â€“ 1–2–0
Goldey College â€“ 1–2–0
Baylor â€“ 2–5–1
Louisiana Industrial â€“ 1–4–0
TCU â€“ 1–4–1
Delaware â€“ 1–5–1
Kendall â€“ 0–2–1
Rollins â€“ 0–1–0
Tusculum â€“ 0–2–0
Birmingham â€“ 0–3–0
Florida at Lake City â€“ 0–5–0
Oklahoma A&M â€“ 0–6–0
Tennessee Docs â€“ 0–7–0
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah â€“ 7–1–0
Stanford â€“ 7–2–1
California â€“ 6–1–1
USC â€“ 6–1–0
Idaho â€“ 2–1–0
Montana Agricultural â€“ 2–1–0
Oregon â€“ 5–3–0
Tempe Normal â€“ 4–0–0
Wyoming â€“ 4–1–1
Washington â€“ 4–2–1
Arizona â€“ 3–1–2
Oregon Agricultural â€“ 4–2–0
Montana â€“ 3–2–0
Nevada State â€“ 3–3–0
Washington Agricultural â€“ 2–2–0
New Mexico A&M â€“ 1–2–1
Utah Agricultural â€“ 4–8–0
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Minor conferences

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Conference Champion(s) Record
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Albion 5–0
Ohio Athletic Conference Case 4–0
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Minor conference standings

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1904 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Case $4–1–07–2–0
Ohio State2–1–06–5–0
Oberlin2–2–14–2–1
Western Reserve1–1–14–2–3
Ohio Wesleyan2–2–05–5–0
Kenyon0–4–03–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1904 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

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Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Vince Stevenson 5'10" 148 Jr. Penn
QB Foster Rockwell Sr. Vermont Yale
HB Daniel Hurley Jr. Charlestown, Massachusetts Harvard
HB Willie Heston 5'8" 190 Sr. Grant's Pass, Oregon Michigan
FB Walter Eckersall 5'7" 141 So. Chicago, Illinois Chicago
FB Andy Smith Sr. Du Bois, Pennsylvania Penn
FB Henry Torney Jr. Army
E Tom Shevlin 5'10" 195 Jr. Minneapolis, Minnesota Yale
T James Hogan 5'10" 210 Sr. Yale
G Frank Piekarski Sr. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Penn
G Joseph Gilman Exeter, New Hampshire Dartmouth
C Arthur Tipton Sr. Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory Army
G Ralph Kinney Sr. Yale
T James Cooney So. Princeton
E Fred Speik Sr. Stockton, California Chicago
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Statistical leaders

  • Team scoring most points: Minnesota, 725 to 12.
  • Rushing leader: Willie Heston, Michigan, 686
  • Rushing avg. leader: Willie Heston, 12.7
  • Rushing touchdowns leader: Willie Heston, 21

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