Sports season
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration September 24, 1904 through December 4, 1904 Number of teams 17 Season champions Vanderbilt Auburn
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 [ ]
Results and team statistics [ ]
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]
Regular season [ ]
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 [ ]
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 24
Mooney
Sewanee
McGee Field • Sewanee, TN
W 47–0
Week Two [ ]
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 [ ]
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
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN
W 66–0
Week Four [ ]
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
LSU
State Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 17–0
October 17
Florida Agricultural College
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
W 77–0
Week Five [ ]
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
Tulane
New Orleans, LA
W 11–0
October 24
Nashville
Alabama
The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 17–0
Week Six [ ]
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
Ruston, LA
L 5–0
October 29
Southwest Baptist
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
Mississippi A&M
Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS
W 32–5
Week Eleven [ ]
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 [ ]
The composite All-Southern team compiled by John de Saulles included:[15]
References [ ]
^ 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 . 1 .
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