1904 Missouri Tigers football team

1904 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainHomer J. Haggard
Home stadiumRollins Field
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
Cape Girardeau Normal   –   2 – 0 – 0
Haskell   –   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
  –   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

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

  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.