1904 Florida State College football team

1904 Florida State College football
State champion
Conference	Independent
1904 record	2–3
Head coach	Jack Forsythe
Assistant coach	Jock Hanvey
Captain	Don Williams

The 1904 Florida State College football team represented the Florida State College in the sport of American football during the 1904 college football season.^[1] This was not the modern Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University, which began play in 1947, but its pre-Buckman Act predecessor institution. The team posted a 2–3 record, but were state champions with a defeat of Stetson and the University of Florida.^[2][3][4]

The team's coach was Jack Forsythe, later the first head coach of the Florida Gators. Jock Hanvey assisted the team.^[5] The team clinched the title with the defeat of Stetson.^[6] The team's captain was Don Williams.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 8, 1904	at Georgia Tech	Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA	L 0–35
October 21, 1904	University of Florida	Lake City, Florida	W 23–0
October 29, 1904	at Savannah A. A.	Savannah, Georgia	L 0–6
November 5, 1904	at Jacksonville Consolidated	Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–6
November 24, 1904	Stetson	Tallahassee, Florida	W 18–6
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Techs Crush Florida Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Florida State University".
3. "Florida State College (1901-1905) - Florida State University History - Research Guides at The Florida State University".
4. "F. S. U. ONE TIME A HISTORY OF SEMINOLE FOOTBALL".
5. "Strong Teams In the South". Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Florida Schedule Ready". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech; FSU first played in '03". The Florida Flambeau. November 18, 1952.
8. "FSU Football - Pre 1947".