1904 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1904 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (1–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Word
Home stadiumWaite Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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
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
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
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 2 1 0
Nashville 0 4 1 2 5 1
Georgia 0 4 0 1 5 0
Mississippi A&M 0 4 0 2 4 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, 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Maryville*W 17–0
October 15Nashville
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
T 0–0
October 22at Georgia TechL 0–2
October 29Sewanee
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–12
November 5at VanderbiltL 0–22
November 12Clemson
  • Waite Field
  • Knoxville, TN
L 0–6
November 16at Cincinnati*L 0–35
November 19at Grant*
W 23–0[2]
November 24at AlabamaW 5–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-11-24/sports/9311240180_1_chamberlain-posts-overcomes
  2. ^ "Grant No Match For the U.T. Boys". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 21, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.