1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 24, 1904
through December 4, 1904
Number of teams 20
Regular Season
Season champions Vanderbilt
Auburn
1904 SIAA 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
Kentucky State 2 0 0     9 1 0
Texas 1 0 0     6 2 0
Sewanee 4 1 0     7 1 0
Alabama 5 3 0     7 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 1 1     8 1 1
Tulane 3 2 0     5 2 0
Clemson 3 3 1     3 3 1
Mississippi 2 3 0     4 3 0
LSU 1 2 0     3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 1     3 5 1
Nashville 1 5 1     1 7 1
Cumberland 0 1 0     2 1 0
Texas A&M 0 2 0     4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 0 4 0     2 5 0
Georgia 0 4 0     1 5 0
Central 0 4 0     1 7 0
Davidson 0 0 0     6 1 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 24 with conference member Sewanee hosting the Mooney School. 1904 sees new coaches Mike Donahue at Auburn, Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt, and John Heisman at Georgia Tech.

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 23Morgantown MutesDavidson W 28–0
September 24 MooneySewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 47–0

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 1Tennessee Medical CollegeSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 58–0
October 1 Camp McPhersonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 11–5
October 1 Vanderbilt Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS VAN 61–0
October 1 Maryville Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN W 17–0
October 3 Florida Agricultural CollegeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, 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 ParkAtlanta, GA W 35–0 [1]
October 8 Clemson Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL CLEM 18–0
October 8 DavidsonNorth CarolinaCharlotte, NCT 0–0
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 FieldNashville, TN W 66–0
October 8 TCUTexas Clark FieldAustin, TX W 40–0
October 8 Texas Deaf SchoolTexas A&MCollege Station, TX W 49–0

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 12NashvilleV. P. I.Blacksburg, VA L 32–0
October 15 Alabama Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS ALA 6–0
October 15 Auburn ClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SC AUB 5–0
October 15BinghamDavidson W 17–0
October 15 Mooney Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 51–0
October 15NashvilleTennessee15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TNT 0–0
October 15SewaneeWashington (MO) St. Louis, MO W 17–0
October 15Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 69–0
October 15 Trinity (TX) TexasClark FieldAustin, TX W 24–0
October 15Texas A&MBaylorWaco Stadium • Waco, TX W 5–0
October 16 Louisiana Tech LSU State FieldBaton 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 21GuilfordDavidson W 5–0
October 22 Nashville Auburn Birmingham, AL AUB 10–0
October 22 Georgia Clemson Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC CLEM 10–0
October 22 Tennessee Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 2–0
October 22 LSU Shreveport A. C. Shreveport, LA W 16–0
October 22Ole MissMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSMISS 17–5
October 22 TCU Texas A&M College Station, TX W 29–0
October 22Missouri-RollaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 29–4
October 23Louisiana TechTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 11–0
October 24NashvilleAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 17–0

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 26 GeorgiaSouth Carolina Columbia, SC W 10–0
October 27 Sewanee Clemson Columbia, SC SEW 11–5
October 29Georgia TechAuburnAuburn, ALGT 12–0
October 29 Sewanee Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN SEW 12–0
October 29LSULouisiana TechRuston, LA L 5–0
October 29Southwest BaptistOle MissOxford, MSW 114–0
October 29Mississippi A&MTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 10–0
October 29VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYW 97–0

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 4 DavidsonVMILexington, VAL 6–0
November 5 3:15 p. m. ClemsonGeorgia Tech Atlanta, GA T 11–11 [2]
November 5 Georgia Alabama The QuadTuscaloosa, AL ALA 16–5
November 5 Ole Miss LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA LSU 5–0
November 5 SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TXSEW 17–5
November 5 Tulane MarionMarion, AL W 10–0
November 5 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 22–0

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 10NashvilleLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA LSU 16–0
November 11 Tennessee Medical College Mississippi A&M Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS W 59–0
November 12Tennessee Medical CollegeOle MissJackson, MSW 42–0
November 12 Auburn Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL AUB 29–5
November 12 Clemson Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN CLEM 6–0
November 12 Georgia Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA GT 23–6
November 12 Sewanee Tulane New Orleans, LA SEW 18–0
November 12NashvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 81–0
November 12BaylorTexas A&MCollege Station, TXW 10–0
November 14DavidsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 6–0

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 16DavidsonW. N. H. S. W 23–0
November 16 Tennessee Medical College Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 59–0
November 16OklahomaTexasClark FieldAustin, TX W 40–10
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 19VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYW 22–0
November 19LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 5–0

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 24 Auburn Georgia Macon, GA UGA 17–6
November 24CumberlandGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 18–0
November 24 Clemson North Carolina A&M Raleigh, NC L 18–0
November 24 Tennessee Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, AL TENN 5–0
November 24Texas A&MTexas Clark FieldAustin, TX TEX 34–6
November 24Ole MissTulane New Orleans, LATUL 22–0
November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 27–0
November 25Louisiana Tech Mississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS W 32–5
November 26DavidsonGuilford W 32–6

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 2 Alabama LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA ALA 11–0
December 3AlabamaTulaneNew Orleans, LAALA 6–0
December 4AlabamaPensacola A. C.Pensacola, FLW 10–6

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team compiled by John de Saulles included:[3]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB John Scarbrough 135 Jr. Rockdale, Texas Sewanee
HB Honus Craig 5'9" 165 Fr. Culleoka, Tennessee Vanderbilt
HB Willard Steele 5'10" 178 Fr. Corinth, Mississippi Cumberland
FB Humphrey Foy 205 Sr. Eufaula, Alabama Auburn
E Jones Beene Sr. Tennessee
T Lob Brown 5'10" 172 So. Chattanooga, Tennessee Georgia Tech
G Henry D. Phillips 6'4" 185 Sr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sewanee
C Stein Stone 6'3" 180 Fr. Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt
G Innis Brown 5'10" 166 Jr. Franklin, Tennessee Vanderbilt
T Puss Derrick 195 So.. Chapin, South Carolina Clemson
E Ed Hamilton 5'11" 164 Jr. Franklin, Tennessee Vanderbilt

References

  1. "Techs Crush Florida Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tech's Fine Offense Ties Clemson Game". Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.
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