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1904 Clemson Tigers football team

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1904 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–1 (3–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Holland
Home stadiumBowman 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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—during the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.[1] Under first-year head coach Shack Shealy, the team posted a 3–3–1 record.[1][2] Joe Holland was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Alabama
W 18–0[4]
October 15Auburn
L 0–5[5]
October 22Georgia
W 10–0[6]
October 27vs. SewaneeColumbia, SCL 5–115,000[7]
November 5at Georgia TechT 11–11[8]
November 12at Tennessee
W 6–0[9]
November 24at North Carolina A&M*
L 0–18[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1904. pp. 153–161.
  3. ^ Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 47.
  4. ^ "Clemson won handily". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 9, 1904. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Auburn Downs Clemson Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved May 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Clemson wins; In hard game the team beats Georgia 10 to 0". The Nashville American. October 23, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sewanee defeated Clemson in a spectacular game". The Savannah Morning News. October 28, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "In fierce struggle; Tech and Clemson play to a tie score". The Nashville American. November 6, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson beat Tennessee team". Greenville Daily News. November 13, 1904. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "White and Reds get sweet revenge". The News and Observer. November 25, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.