1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team

The 1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nashville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1904 college football season. In their first year under head coach Hubert Fisher, Nashville compiled an overall record of 2–5–1, with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, and finished 13th in the SIAA.[1][2]

1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBiddle
Home stadiumPeabody 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
Cumberland (TN) 1 1 0 3 1 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
Nashville 0 4 1 2 5 1
Georgia 0 4 0 1 5 0
Mississippi A&M 0 5 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Tennessee Docs*
W 21–0[3]
October 12at VPI*L 0–32[4]
October 15at Tennessee
T 0–0[5]
October 22Auburn
L 0–10[6]
October 24at AlabamaL 0–17[7]
November 2Central University*
  • Peabody Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–0[8]
November 12vs. Vanderbilt
L 0–81[9]
November 19vs. Ole Miss
L 5–12[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1904 Nashville Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ (169)Nashville University | lost-colleges
  3. ^ "Victory For U. Of N." The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 9, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "V.P.I. defeats Nashville". The Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Offside play saves Nashville". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1904. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn finds Nashville easy". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nashville lose to Alabama". The Tennessean. October 25, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Big score for Maroons". Nashville Banner. November 3, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt Crushes Nashville Score Stands 81 to 0". The Tennessean. November 13, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oxford eleven beat Nashville". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.