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1904 Washington football team

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1904 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFred McElmon
Home stadiumMadison Park, Recreation Park
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its third season under coach James Knight, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 113 to 66. After serving as captain in 1902, Fred McElmon led the squad once more.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8WhitmanW 33–0[1]
October 15Oregon Agricultural
  • Madison Park
  • Seattle, WA
L 5–261,000[2][3]
October 223:00 p.m.Utah Agricultural
  • Madison Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–0[4]
October 292:30 p.m.Washington Agricultural
W 12–61,000[5]
November 5Idaho
  • Madison Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 12–10[6]
November 123:00 p.m.at OregonL 0–181,000–1,500[7][8]
November 241:00 p.m.California
T 6–63,000

References

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  1. ^ "1904 UW Washington Football vs. Whitman Madison Park Seattle". October 9, 1904. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Washington is defeated, Oregon Agricultural College wins by score of 26 to 5". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 16, 1904. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1904 UW Washington Football vs. Oregon State OAC Oregon Agricultural College Madison Park". October 16, 1904. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1904 UW Washington Football vs. Utah State Agricultural Madison Park Seattle". October 23, 1904. p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1904 Apple Cup UW WSU WSC Madison Park grounds Seattle". October 30, 1904. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1904 UW Washington Football vs. Idaho Madison Park". November 6, 1904. p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oregon Is Victorious". Eugene Morning Register. Eugene, Oregon. November 13, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Great Day On Gridiron". Daily Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. November 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "1904 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 152. Retrieved December 2, 2024.