1904 Missouri Tigers football team

1904 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainHomer J. Haggard
Home stadiumRollins 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 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 130 to 50. John McLean was the head coach for the second of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kirksville NormalW 6–0
October 7Simpson
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 7–0
October 15vs. HaskellL 0–393,500[3]
October 22Kentucky University
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 37–61,100[4]
October 282:30 p.m.vs. PurdueL 0–113,000[5][6]
November 52:30 p.m.at Washington University
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–11[7][8]
November 12Saint Louis
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–17[9]
November 16Washburn
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–18
November 24Kansas
  • Sportsman's Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 0–2910,000[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "1904 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Haskell 39, Missouri 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 15, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tigers swamp Kentucky team". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 23, 1904. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue To Play The Tigers To-Day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 28, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Purdue Backs Grind Up Missouri's Line". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 29, 1904. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missouri and Washington Clash in Stadium This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 5, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Washington Battles to Victory Over Missouri Tigers, 11 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1904. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Beats Missouri Tigers". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1904. p. 6, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Kansas Wins!!". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Aftermath of the Game: Kansas Outclassed Missouri in Nearly Every Department". The Kansas City Star. November 25, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.