1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1904 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1904 record 3–5–1 (1–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach Sax Crawford (1st season)
Captain Roscoe Word
Home stadium Waite Field
1904 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The 1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was led by its fourth new coach in six years, Sax Crawford, who coached the team for a single season. On November 24, 1904, Tennessee beat Alabama for the first time in school history. Fullback Sam McAllester wore a belt with handles, and was thrown by teammates for a touchdown.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 Maryville* Waite Field • Knoxville, TN W 170  
October 15 Nashville Waite Field • Knoxville, TN T 00  
October 22 at Georgia Tech Piedmont ParkAtlanta, GA (rivalry) L 02  
October 29 Sewanee Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 012  
November 5 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN (rivalry) L 022  
November 12 Clemson Waite Field • Knoxville, TN L 06  
November 16 at Cincinnati* League ParkCincinnati, OH L 035  
November 19 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, TN W 230  
November 24 vs. Alabama West End Park • Birmingham, Alabama (rivalry) W 50  
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern.

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