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]
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 [ ]
School
1903 Conference
1904 Conference
Southwest Texas State Normal football
Program Established
Independent
Conference standings [ ]
Major conference standings [ ]
1904 Colorado Football Association standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Colorado Mines $
3
–
0
–
1
3
–
0
–
1
Colorado
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Denver
2
–
2
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Colorado College
1
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Colorado Agricultural
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
4
–
1
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
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
��
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Georgia
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
Mississippi A&M
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1904 Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Texas
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Texas A&M
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
2
–
0
Oklahoma
1
–
1
–
0
4
–
3
–
1
Arkansas
0
–
1
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Baylor
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
TCU
1
–
3
–
1
1
–
4
–
1
Oklahoma A&M
0
–
1
–
0
0
–
4
–
1
Trinity
0
–
1
–
0
0
–
1
–
0
1904 Western Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Minnesota +
3
–
0
–
0
13
–
0
–
0
Michigan +
2
–
0
–
0
10
–
0
–
0
Chicago
5
–
1
–
1
10
–
1
–
1
Illinois
3
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Northwestern
1
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Purdue
1
–
2
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Iowa
0
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Wisconsin
0
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Indiana
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Independents [ ]
1904 Eastern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Penn
–
12
–
0
–
0
Western U. of Penn.
–
10
–
0
–
0
Dartmouth
–
7
–
0
–
1
Yale
–
10
–
1
–
0
Amherst
–
9
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
8
–
1
–
1
Carlisle
–
10
–
2
–
0
Lafayette
–
8
–
2
–
0
Princeton
–
8
–
2
–
0
Army
–
7
–
2
–
0
Fordham
–
4
–
1
–
1
Harvard
–
7
–
2
–
1
Dickinson
–
8
–
3
–
1
Columbia
–
7
–
3
–
0
Cornell
–
7
–
3
–
0
Villanova
–
4
–
2
–
1
Syracuse
–
6
–
3
–
0
Swarthmore
–
6
–
3
–
0
Washington & Jefferson
–
5
–
3
–
1
Penn State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Temple
–
3
–
2
–
0
Brown
–
6
–
5
–
0
Bucknell
–
3
–
3
–
0
NYU
–
3
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
2
–
5
–
2
Wesleyan
–
3
–
7
–
0
Geneva
–
1
–
4
–
2
Vermont
–
1
–
5
–
2
New Hampshire
–
2
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
1
–
6
–
2
Tufts
–
2
–
9
–
1
Lehigh
–
1
–
8
–
0
Frankin & Marshall
–
0
–
10
–
0
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint Louis
–
11
–
0
–
0
Northern Illinois State
–
5
–
0
–
0
Missouri State Normal
–
2
–
0
–
0
Haskell
–
8
–
1
–
0
Michigan Agricultural
–
8
–
1
–
0
Cincinnati
–
7
–
1
–
0
Butler
–
6
–
1
–
0
Doane
–
5
–
1
–
0
Kansas
–
8
–
1
–
1
DePauw
–
8
–
2
–
0
Iowa State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio Northern
–
7
–
2
–
1
Nebraska
–
9
–
3
–
0
Michigan State Normal
–
6
–
2
–
0
Wittenberg
–
6
–
2
–
0
Marquette
–
5
–
2
–
0
Detroit College
–
4
–
2
–
0
Notre Dame
–
5
–
3
–
0
Iowa State Normal
–
5
–
3
–
1
Heidelberg
–
6
–
4
–
1
Drake
–
5
–
4
–
0
Carthage
–
0
–
0
–
2
North Dakota Agricultural
–
3
–
3
–
0
Wabash
–
4
–
4
–
0
Fairmount
–
4
–
5
–
0
Lake Forest
–
3
–
5
–
1
Ohio Medical
–
2
–
4
–
2
Washington University
–
4
–
7
–
0
Ohio
–
2
–
4
–
1
Missouri
–
3
–
6
–
0
Mount Union
–
2
–
6
–
0
Miami (OH)
–
1
–
5
–
0
Kansas State
–
1
–
6
–
0
American Medical
–
0
–
3
–
0
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Georgetown
–
7
–
1
–
0
Southwest Texas State
–
5
–
1
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
–
2
–
0
–
1
Davidson
–
6
–
1
–
1
Navy
–
7
–
2
–
1
North Carolina
–
5
–
2
–
2
Virginia
–
6
–
3
–
0
North Carolina A&M
–
3
–
1
–
2
West Virginia
–
6
–
3
–
0
VPI
–
5
–
3
–
0
George Washington
–
4
–
2
–
2
Arkansas
–
4
–
3
–
0
Oklahoma
–
4
–
3
–
1
South Carolina
–
4
–
3
–
1
Stetson
–
2
–
2
–
0
Central Oklahoma
–
2
–
3
–
0
VMI
–
3
–
5
–
0
Grant
–
2
–
3
–
0
Florida State College
–
2
–
3
–
0
Maryland
–
2
–
4
–
2
Goldey College
–
1
–
2
–
0
Tennessee Docs
–
2
–
4
–
0
Baylor
–
2
–
5
–
1
Louisiana Industrial
–
1
–
3
–
0
TCU
–
1
–
4
–
1
Delaware
–
1
–
5
–
1
Rollins
–
0
–
1
–
0
Tusculum
–
0
–
2
–
0
Florida at Lake City
–
0
–
5
–
0
Oklahoma A&M
–
0
–
6
–
0
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Utah
–
7
–
1
–
0
Stanford
–
7
–
2
–
1
California
–
6
–
1
–
1
USC
–
6
–
1
–
0
Oregon
–
5
–
3
–
0
Tempe Normal
–
4
–
0
–
0
Wyoming
–
4
–
1
–
1
Washington
–
4
–
2
–
1
Arizona
–
3
–
1
–
2
Oregon Agricultural
–
4
–
2
–
0
Montana
–
3
–
2
–
0
Nevada State
–
3
–
3
–
0
Washington Agricultural
–
2
–
2
–
0
New Mexico A&M
–
1
–
2
–
1
Utah Agricultural
–
4
–
8
–
0
Minor conferences [ ]
Conference
Champion(s)
Record
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Albion
5–0
Ohio Athletic Conference
Case
4–0
Minor conference standings [ ]
1904 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Case $
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio State
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Oberlin
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
2
–
1
Western Reserve
1
–
1
–
1
4
–
2
–
3
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Kenyon
0
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Awards and honors [ ]
All-Americans [ ]
Main article: 1904 College Football All-America Team
The consensus All-America team included:
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
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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