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1904 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1904 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHaskins Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     10 0 0
Bethany (KS)     7 0 0
Northern Illinois State     5 0 0
Missouri State Normal     2 0 0
Haskell     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     8 1 0
Cincinnati     7 1 0
Butler     6 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Kansas     8 1 1
DePauw     8 2 0
Iowa State     7 2 0
Ohio Northern     7 2 1
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Marquette     5 2 0
Nebraska     7 3 0
Detroit College     4 2 0
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Notre Dame     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 1
Western Illinois     6 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 1
Drake     5 4 0
Carthage     0 0 2
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
Wabash     4 4 0
Fairmount     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 5 1
Ohio Medical     2 4 2
Washington University     4 7 0
Ohio     2 4 1
Missouri     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Kansas State     1 6 0
American Medical     0 3 0

The 1904 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its second season under head coach W. J. Monilaw, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 213 to 165.[1]

The team played its home games at Haskins Field. The stadium was dedicated by Governor Albert B. Cummins on October 8, 1904.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Buena VistaDes Moines, IAW 18–0[3]
October 8Iowa
L 0–17[2]
October 15Coe
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
W 52–0[4]
October 22at WisconsinL 0–81[5]
October 29Grinnell
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
W 67–0[6]
November 5Michigan
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 4–363,000[7]
November 13at SimpsonIndianola, IAW 46–5[8]
November 19Iowa State Normal
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA (rivalry)
W 26–6[9]
November 24Iowa State
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–195,000[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1904 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Iowa Wins Drake Dedication Game: Governor Cummins Make Formal Dedicatory Address". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 9, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drake Shows Poor Form In First Game: Defeats Buena Vista College 18 to 0 in Ragged Contest". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 2, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake Finds Coe An Easy Victim: Roll Up Score of 52 to 0 Here Yesterday". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 16, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Drake Makes a Plucky Fight". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 23, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake Overwhelms Grinnell Team: Runs Up Score of 67 to 0 in Yesterday's Game". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 30, 1904. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drake Scored Four Points On Michigan: Gave Yost's Rearranged Machine a Tough Game, Dropping Field Goal Near End of the Second Half". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1904. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Old Drake-Simpson Rivalry Is Manifest". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 14, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal Gets Into Game Late: Drake Defeats School Teachers By Score of 26 to 6". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 20, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ames Wins Easily From Drake Team". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 25, 1904. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.