1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
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| 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season | |
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| League | NCAA |
| Sport | College football |
| Duration | September 24, 1904 through December 4, 1904 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Vanderbilt Auburn |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1904 college football season. The season began on September 24 with conference member Sewanee hosting the Mooney School.
1904 saw new coaches Mike Donahue at Auburn and Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt,[1][2] both of which posted undefeated conference records. McGugin remains the only coach in NCAA history to win his first three games by 60 points. Both McGugin and Donahue were inaugural inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame. The SIAA forbade a postseason contest between Auburn and Vanderbilt.[3]
Also significantly, John Heisman was hired at Georgia Tech.
Season overview[edit]
Results and team statistics[edit]
| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (tie) | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 9–0 | 5–0 | 52.7 | 0.4 |
| 1 (tie) | Auburn | Mike Donahue | 5–0 | 5–0 | 19.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Sewanee | George S. Whitney | 7–1 | 4–1 | 22.5 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | John Heisman | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 28.7 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Alabama | W. A. Blount | 7–3 | 5–3 | 10.0 | 6.2 |
| 6 (tie) | Clemson | Shack Shealy | 3–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 6 (tie) | Tulane | Thomas A. Barry | 5–2 | 3–2 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Cumberland | A. L. Phillips | 3–1 | 1–1 | 43.7 | |
| 9 | Kentucky State | Fred Schacht | 9–1 | 0–0 | 27.7 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Mississippi | M. S. Harvey | 4–3 | 2–3 | 26.4 | 15.1 |
| 11 | LSU | Dan A. Killian | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Tennessee | Sax Crawford | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| 13 | Nashville | H. F. Fisher | 1–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 4.3 | 21.0 |
| 14 (tie) | Mississippi A&M | Daniel S. Martin | 2–5 | 0–4 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
| 14 (tie) | Georgia | Charles A. Barnard | 1–5 | 0–4 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]
Regular season[edit]
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won |
| Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost |
| Non-conference matchup; tie |
| Conference matchup |
SIAA teams in bold.
Week One[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Mooney | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 47–0 |
Week Two[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Tennessee Medical College | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 58–0 | ||
| October 1 | Camp McPherson | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | W 11–5 | ||
| October 1 | Vanderbilt | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | VAN 61–0 | ||
| October 1 | Maryville | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | W 17–0 | ||
| October 3 | Florida Agricultural College | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 29–0 |
Week Three[edit]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Florida Agricultural College | Auburn | Auburn, AL | W 44–0 | |||
| October 8 | 4:00 p . m. | Florida State College | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 35–0 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Clemson | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | CLEM 18–0 | |||
| October 8 | Florida Agricultural College | Georgia | Macon, GA | W 52–0 | |||
| October 8 | Tennessee Medical College | Nashville | Nashville, TN | L 21–0 | |||
| October 8 | Georgetown (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 66–0 |
Week Four[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | Nashville | V. P. I. | Blacksburg, VA | L 32–0 | ||
| October 15 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | ALA 6–0 | ||
| October 15 | Auburn | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | AUB 5–0 | [6] | |
| October 15 | Mooney | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | W 51–0 | ||
| October 15 | Nashville | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | T 0–0 | ||
| October 15 | Sewanee | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO | W 17–0 | ||
| October 15 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 69–0 | [7] | |
| October 16 | Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 17–0 | ||
| October 17 | Florida Agricultural College | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | W 77–0 |
Week Five[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22 | Nashville | Auburn | Birmingham, AL | AUB 10–0 | [8] | |
| October 22 | Georgia | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 10–0 | [9] | |
| October 22 | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | • Atlanta, GA | GT 2–0 | [10] | |
| October 22 | LSU | Shreveport A. C. | Shreveport, LA | W 16–0 | ||
| October 22 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | MISS 17–5 | ||
| October 22 | Missouri–Rolla | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 29–4 | ||
| October 23 | Louisiana Industrial | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | W 11–0 | ||
| October 24 | Nashville | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 17–0 |
Week Six[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Georgia | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | W 10–0 | ||
| October 27 | Sewanee | Clemson | Columbia, SC | SEW 11–5 | ||
| October 29 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Auburn, AL | GT 12–0 | [11] | |
| October 29 | Sewanee | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | SEW 12–0 | [11] | |
| October 29 | LSU | Louisiana Industrial | Ruston, LA | L 5–0 | ||
| October 29 | Southwestern (TN) | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 114–0 | ||
| October 29 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | TUL 10–0 | ||
| October 29 | Vanderbilt | Centre | Danville, KY | W 97–0 |
Week Seven[edit]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5 | 3:15 p. m. | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | T 11–11 | [12] | |
| November 5 | Georgia | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 16–5 | |||
| November 5 | Maryville | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | W 45–0 | |||
| November 5 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 5–0 | |||
| November 5 | Sewanee | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX | SEW 17–5 | |||
| November 5 | Tulane | Marion | Marion, AL | W 10–0 | |||
| November 5 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 22–0 |
Week Eight[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10 | Nashville | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 16–0 | ||
| November 11 | Tennessee Medical College | Mississippi A&M | Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS | W 59–0 | ||
| November 12 | Tennessee Medical College | Ole Miss | Jackson, MS | W 42–0 | ||
| November 12 | Auburn | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | AUB 29–5 | [13] | |
| November 12 | Clemson | Tennessee | Waite Field • Knoxville, TN | CLEM 6–0 | ||
| November 12 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | GT 23–6 | [13] | |
| November 12 | Sewanee | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | SEW 18–0 | [13] | |
| November 12 | Nashville | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 81–0 |
Week Nine[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | Bethel | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | W 103–0 | ||
| November 16 | Tennessee Medical College | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | W 59–0 | ||
| November 18 | Cumberland | Mississippi A&M | Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS | CUM 27–5 | ||
| November 19 | Ole Miss | Nashville | Memphis, TN | MISS 12–5 | ||
| November 19 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | W 23–0 | ||
| November 19 | Vanderbilt | Centre | Danville, KY | W 22–0 | ||
| November 19 | LSU | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | TUL 5–0 |
Week Ten[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24 | Auburn | Georgia | • Macon, GA | UGA 17–6 | [14] | |
| November 24 | Cumberland | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | GT 18–0 | [14] | |
| November 24 | Clemson | North Carolina A&M | Raleigh, NC | L 18–0 | ||
| November 24 | Tennessee | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | TENN 5–0 | [14] | |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | TUL 22–0 | ||
| November 24 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 27–0 | [3] | |
| November 25 | Louisiana Tech | Mississippi A&M | Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS | W 32–5 |
Week Eleven[edit]
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | Alabama | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | ALA 11–0 | ||
| December 3 | Alabama | Tulane | New Orleans, LA | ALA 6–0 | ||
| December 4 | Alabama | Pensacola A. C. | Pensacola, FL | W 10–6 |
All-Southern team[edit]
The composite All-Southern team compiled by John de Saulles included:[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Woodruff 1928, pp. 159–161
- ^ Zipp Newman (December 5, 1950). "The History of Southern Football (Chapter Two)". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Woodruff 1928, p. 172
- ^ "1904 Independent Year Summary | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Techs Crush Florida Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 162
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 163
- ^ "Auburn Finds Nashville Easy". Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 165
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 164
- ^ a b Woodruff 1928, p. 166
- ^ "Tech's Fine Offense Ties Clemson Game". Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 167
- ^ a b c Woodruff 1928, p. 171
- ^ Association, National Collegiate Athletic (1904). "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 1.