1904 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1904 Vanderbilt Commodores football
SIAA co-champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1904 record	9–0 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Dan McGugin (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Short-punt
Captain	Irish Graham
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1904 SIAA 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
Kentucky State	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Texas	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Sewanee	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Tulane	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Mississippi	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
LSU	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Nashville	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Georgia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Central	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1904 college football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his first season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 9–0. The 1904 Vanderbilt team scored an average of 52.7 points per game, the most in college football that season, and allowed just four points, all surrendered in their game against Missouri-Rolla. The team had a strong claim to the Southern championship, as the elevens of Georgetown and Virginia played few southern schools.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1,	vs. Mississippi A&M	Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS	W 61–0
October 8,	Georgetown (KY)*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 66–0
October 15,	Ole Miss	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 69–0
October 22,	Missouri Mines*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 29–4
October 29,	at Centre*	Danville, KY	W 97–0
November 5,	Tennessee	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 22–0
November 12,	Nashville*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 81–0
November 19,	at Centre*	Danville, KY	W 22–0
November 24,	Sewanee	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	W 27–0
*Non-conference game.

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The team in action.

Personnel

Depth chart

Offense LE Innis Brown   LT LG C RG RT Hillsman Taylor Stein Stone Robert C. Patterson J. Hamilton Brown Irish Graham Joe Pritchard Stein Stone Jesse Sibley RE Owsley Manier   QB Frank Kyle Jimmy R. Haygood LHB RHB Dan Blake Honus Craig Sam Costen FB Ed Hamilton

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Line

• Innis Brown, Franklin, Tennessee - 8 games at left end
• J. Hamilton Brown, 7 games at guard
• Irish Graham, Nashville, Tennessee - 8 games at right tackle
• Owsley Manier, Nashville, Tennessee - 8 games at end
• Robert C. Patterson, 4 games at center
• Joe Pritchard, Sharon, Mississippi - 1 game at tackle, 4 games at guard
• Jesse Sibley, 5 games at guard
• Stein Stone, 4 games at center, 2 games at left guard
• Hillsman Taylor, Trenton, Tennessee - 1 game at guard, 7 games at left tackle

Backfield

• Sam Costen, McKenzie, Tennessee - 6 games at halfback, 1 game at end
• Honus Craig, Culleoka, Tennessee - 8 games at right halfback
• Jimmy R. Haygood, 6 games at quarterback
• Ed Hamilton, 8 games at fullback
• Frank Kyle, 5 games at quarterback

References

1. "On Gridiron In South". Washington Post. December 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-09-14.