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1904 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
←  1903
1905 →
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 1 0
Southwest Texas State     5 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 0 1
Davidson     6 1 1
Navy     7 2 1
North Carolina     5 2 2
Virginia     6 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
VPI     5 3 0
George Washington     4 2 2
Arkansas     4 3 0
Oklahoma     4 3 1
South Carolina     4 3 1
Stetson     2 2 0
Central Oklahoma     2 3 0
VMI     3 5 0
Kentucky University     3 4 0
Grant     2 3 0
Florida State College     2 3 0
Maryland     2 4 2
East Florida Seminary     1 2 0
Goldey College     1 2 0
Baylor     2 5 1
Louisiana Industrial     1 3 0
TCU     1 4 1
Delaware     1 5 1
Kendall     0 2 1
Rollins     0 1 0
Tusculum     0 2 0
Florida at Lake City     0 5 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 6 0
Tennessee Docs     0 7 0

The 1904 Davidson football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Williams, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Morganton Mutes Davidson, NCW 28–0 [1]
October 8vs. North CarolinaT 0–0500 [2] [3] [4]
October 15 Bingham Military SchoolDavidson, NCW 17–0 [5]
October 21 GuilfordDavidson, NCW 5–0 [6]
November 4at VMI
L 0–6 [7]
November 12at South Carolina Columbia, SCW 6–0 [8]
November 16at Welsh Neck High School Hartsville, SCW 23–0
November 24vs. Guilford
W 32–6 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Football at Davidson, the first game of ball at the College played with the Deaf and Dumb Institute". The Charlotte News. September 26, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A Hard Fought Game". Charlotte Daily Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 9, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Neither Scored". The Morning Post. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 9, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Daily Observer. (Charlotte, N.C.) 1897-1916, October 09, 1904, Image 1". October 9, 1904. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Davidson 17, Bingham 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 16, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson 5, Guilford 0". Winston-Salem Journal. October 23, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. 6, Davidson 0 - The hardest fought game of the season at Lexington". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson wins, 6 to 0". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 13, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson College defeats Guilford College by score of 32 to 6". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1904. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.