1904 Stanford football team

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1904 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
  1903
1905  
1904 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah   7 1 0
Stanford   7 2 1
California   6 1 1
USC   6 1 0
Oregon   5 3 0
Tempe Normal   4 0 0
Wyoming   4 1 1
Washington   4 2 1
Arizona   3 1 2
Oregon Agricultural   4 2 0
Montana   3 2 0
Nevada State   3 3 0
Washington Agricultural   2 2 0
New Mexico A&M   1 2 1
Utah Agricultural   4 8 0

The 1904 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1904 college football season. James F. Lanagan was in his second year as head coach of the team, which played its home games at Stanford Field in Stanford, California.

Stanford allowed only 10 points all season—in two 5–0 losses—and did not allow a point in seven victories and one scoreless tie. [1] [2] [3] The five consecutive wins at the end of the season, combined with eight consecutive wins in the 1905 season, stood as Stanford's longest winning streak for more than 100 years; it was tied by the 193919401941 teams, and broken by the 20102011 teams. [4]

The game against California was the first Big Game to be played at the home field of one of the teams rather than at a neutral site in San Francisco. Stanford defeated California 18–0 at California Field. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Olympic Club Stanford, CA L 0–5
September 26 USS Pensacola Stanford, CAW 34–0
October 1Olympic ClubStanford, CAW 12–0
October 8 Sherman Institute Stanford, CAL 0–5
October 12 Multnomah Athletic Club Stanford, CAT 0–0
October 20 Nevada State Stanford, CAW 17–0
October 293:30 p.m. Oregon Stanford, CAW 35–0 [5]
November 5 Utah Agricultural Stanford, CAW 57–01,800 [6]
November 12at California W 18–0
November 24vs. Colorado
W 33–0 [7]

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