1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1904 SIAA football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 24, 1904; through December 4, 1904
Number of teams	17
Regular Season
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

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG
1 (tie)	Vanderbilt	Dan McGugin	9–0	5–0	52.7	0.4
1 (tie)	Auburn	Mike Donahue	5–0	5–0	19.5	1.8
3	Texas	Ralph Hutchinson	6–2	1–0	27.4	11.0
4	Kentucky State	Fred Schacht	9–1	0–0	27.7	1.5
5	Sewanee	George S. Whitney	7–1	4–1	22.5	4.6
6	Georgia Tech	John Heisman	8–1–1	3–1–1	28.7	3.4
7	Alabama	W. A. Blount	7–3	5–3	10.0	6.2
8 (tie)	Clemson	Shack Shealy	3–3–1	3–2–1	7.1	6.4
8 (tie)	Tulane	Thomas A. Barry	5–2	3–2	8.3	3.4
10	Mississippi	M. S. Harvey	4–3	2–3	26.4	15.1
11	LSU	Dan A. Killian	3–4	1–2	5.4	5.4
12	Tennessee	Sax Crawford	3–5–1	1–4–1	5.0	8.6
13	Nashville	H. F. Fisher	1–7–1	0–5–1	4.3	21.0
14	Cumberland	A. L. Phillips	2–1	0–1	49.3	6.0
15	Texas A&M	J. E. Platt	4–2	0–2	17.3	8.5
16 (tie)	Mississippi A&M	Daniel S. Martin	2–5	0–4	14.4	18.0
16 (tie)	Georgia	Charles A. Barnard	1–5	0–4	11.5	11.3

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

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
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	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
October 8		TCU	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 40–0
October 8		Texas Deaf School	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 49–0

Week Four

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	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 15	Trinity (TX)	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 24–0
October 15	Texas A&M	Baylor	Waco Stadium • Waco, TX	W 5–0
October 16	Louisiana Tech	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	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	TCU	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 29–0
October 22	Missouri-Rolla	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 29–4
October 23	Louisiana Tech	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	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	Louisiana Tech	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	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		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	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
November 12	Baylor	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	W 10–0

Week Nine

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 16	Tennessee Medical College	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	W 59–0
November 16	Oklahoma	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, 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 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	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	Texas A&M	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, TX	TEX 34–6
November 24	Ole Miss	Tulane	New Orleans, LA	TUL 22–0
November 24	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	VAN 27–0	^[15]
November 25	Louisiana Tech	Mississippi A&M	Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS	W 32–5

Week Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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:^[16]

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

↑ 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.
↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 172
↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1904.html
↑ "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
1 2 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.
1 2 3 Woodruff 1928, p. 167
1 2 3 Woodruff 1928, p. 171
↑ Woodruff 1928, p. 172
↑ Association, National Collegiate Athletic (1904). "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.

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[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] ttps://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

[wood166-11] 1 2 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.

[wood167-13] 1 2 3 Woodruff 1928, p. 167

[wood171-14] 1 2 3 Woodruff 1928, p. 171

[15] Woodruff 1928, p. 172

[16] Association, National Collegiate Athletic (1904). "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football
Conference presidents	W. L. Dudley (1894–1912) Walter Riggs (1912–1915) ? (1916) Buz M. Walker (1917–1918) Henry D. Phillips (1919–1922) ? (1923–1926) J. W. Provine (1927–1942)
Former teams	Former SIAA teams
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings All-Southern team
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

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
Texas	1	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	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
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
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0	2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	0
Georgia	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	5	–	0
Mississippi A&M	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions