1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 24, 1904
through December 4, 1904
Number of teams17
Regular Season
Season championsVanderbilt
Auburn
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  1 7 1
Georgia 0 4 0  1 5 0
Mississippi A&M 0 5 0  2 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

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

Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin9–05–052.70.4
1 (tie)AuburnMike Donahue5–05–019.51.8
3SewaneeGeorge S. Whitney7–14–122.54.6
4Georgia TechJohn Heisman8–1–13–1–128.73.4
5AlabamaW. A. Blount7–35–310.06.2
6 (tie)ClemsonShack Shealy3–3–13–2–17.16.4
6 (tie)TulaneThomas A. Barry5–23–28.33.4
8CumberlandA. L. Phillips3–11–143.7
9Kentucky StateFred Schacht9–10–027.71.5
10MississippiM. S. Harvey4–32–326.415.1
11LSUDan A. Killian3–41–25.45.4
12TennesseeSax Crawford3–5–11–4–15.08.6
13NashvilleH. F. Fisher1–7–10–5–14.321.0
14 (tie)Mississippi A&MDaniel S. Martin2–50–414.418.0
14 (tie)GeorgiaCharles A. Barnard1–50–411.511.3

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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 24MooneySewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 47–0

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 1Tennessee Medical CollegeSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TNW 58–0
October 1Camp McPhersonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 11–5
October 1VanderbiltMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSVAN 61–0
October 1MaryvilleTennesseeWaite FieldKnoxville, TNW 17–0
October 3Florida Agricultural CollegeAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALW 29–0

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 4Florida Agricultural CollegeAuburnAuburn, ALW 44–0
October 84:00 p . m.Florida State CollegeGeorgia TechPiedmont ParkAtlanta, GAW 35–0[5]
October 8ClemsonAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALCLEM 18–0
October 8Florida Agricultural CollegeGeorgiaMacon, GAW 52–0
October 8Tennessee Medical CollegeNashvilleNashville, TNL 21–0
October 8GeorgetownVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 66–0

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12NashvilleV. P. I.Blacksburg, VAL 32–0
October 15AlabamaMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSALA 6–0
October 15AuburnClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCAUB 5–0[6]
October 15MooneyGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 51–0
October 15NashvilleTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNT 0–0
October 15SewaneeWashington (MO)St. Louis, MOW 17–0
October 15Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 69–0[7]
October 16Louisiana TechLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 17–0
October 17Florida Agricultural CollegeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 77–0

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 22NashvilleAuburnBirmingham, ALAUB 10–0[8]
October 22GeorgiaClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCCLEM 10–0[9]
October 22TennesseeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 2–0[10]
October 22LSUShreveport A. C.Shreveport, LAW 16–0
October 22Ole MissMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSMISS 17–5
October 22Missouri-RollaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 29–4
October 23Louisiana TechTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 11–0
October 24NashvilleAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 17–0

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 26GeorgiaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 10–0
October 27SewaneeClemsonColumbia, SCSEW 11–5
October 29Georgia TechAuburnAuburn, ALGT 12–0[11]
October 29SewaneeTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNSEW 12–0[11]
October 29LSULouisiana TechRuston, LAL 5–0
October 29Southwest BaptistOle MissOxford, MSW 114–0
October 29Mississippi A&MTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 10–0
October 29VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYW 97–0

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 53:15 p. m.ClemsonGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAT 11–11[12]
November 5GeorgiaAlabamaThe QuadTuscaloosa, ALALA 16–5
November 5MaryvilleCumberlandLebanon, TNW 45–0
November 5Ole MissLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 5–0
November 5SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TXSEW 17–5
November 5TulaneMarionMarion, ALW 10–0
November 5TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 22–0

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10NashvilleLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LALSU 16–0
November 11Tennessee Medical CollegeMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSW 59–0
November 12Tennessee Medical CollegeOle MissJackson, MSW 42–0
November 12AuburnAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALAUB 29–5[13]
November 12ClemsonTennesseeWaite Field • Knoxville, TNCLEM 6–0
November 12GeorgiaGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 23–6[13]
November 12SewaneeTulaneNew Orleans, LASEW 18–0[13]
November 12NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 81–0

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 15BethelCumberlandLebanon, TNW 103–0
November 16Tennessee Medical CollegeGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAW 59–0
November 18CumberlandMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSCUM 27–5
November 19Ole MissNashvilleMemphis, TNMISS 12–5
November 19TennesseeChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 23–0
November 19VanderbiltCentreDanville, KYW 22–0
November 19LSUTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 5–0

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24AuburnGeorgiaMacon, GAUGA 17–6[14]
November 24CumberlandGeorgia TechAtlanta, GAGT 18–0[14]
November 24ClemsonNorth Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 18–0
November 24TennesseeAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALTENN 5–0[14]
November 24Ole MissTulaneNew Orleans, LATUL 22–0
November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 27–0[3]
November 25Louisiana TechMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSW 32–5

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 2AlabamaLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAALA 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:[15]

Position Name Team
QB John Scarbrough Sewanee
HB Honus Craig Vanderbilt
HB Willard Steele Cumberland
FB Humphrey Foy Auburn
E Jones Beene Tennessee
T Lob Brown Georgia Tech
G Henry D. Phillips Sewanee
C Stein Stone Vanderbilt
G Innis Brown Vanderbilt
T Puss Derrick Clemson
E Ed Hamilton Vanderbilt

References

  1. Woodruff 1928, pp. 159–161
  2. Zipp Newman (December 5, 1950). "The History of Southern Football (Chapter Two)". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Woodruff 1928, p. 172
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1904.html
  5. "Techs Crush Florida Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Woodruff 1928, p. 162
  7. Woodruff 1928, p. 163
  8. "Auburn Finds Nashville Easy". Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Woodruff 1928, p. 165
  10. Woodruff 1928, p. 164
  11. Woodruff 1928, p. 166
  12. "Tech's Fine Offense Ties Clemson Game". Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Woodruff 1928, p. 167
  14. Woodruff 1928, p. 171
  15. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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