# 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1904 college football season. The season began on September 24 with conference member Sewanee hosting the Mooney School.
1904 saw new coaches Mike Donahue at Auburn and Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt, both of which posted undefeated conference records. McGugin remains the only coach in NCAA history to win his first three games by 60 points. Both McGugin and Donahue were inaugural inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame. The SIAA forbade a postseason contest between Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Also significantly, John Heisman was hired at Georgia Tech.

## Season overview
### Results and team statistics

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 (tie) | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 9–0 | 5–0 | 52.7 | 0.4 |
| 1 (tie) | Auburn | Mike Donahue | 5–0 | 5–0 | 19.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Sewanee | George S. Whitney | 7–1 | 4–1 | 22.5 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | John Heisman | 8–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 28.7 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Alabama | W. A. Blount | 7–3 | 5–3 | 10.0 | 6.2 |
| 6 (tie) | Clemson | Shack Shealy | 3–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 6 (tie) | Tulane | Thomas A. Barry | 5–2 | 3–2 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Cumberland | A. L. Phillips | 3–1 | 1–1 | 43.7 | |
| 9 | Kentucky State | Fred Schacht | 9–1 | 0–0 | 27.7 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Mississippi | M. S. Harvey | 4–3 | 2–3 | 26.4 | 15.1 |
| 11 | LSU | Dan A. Killian | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Tennessee | Sax Crawford | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| 13 | Nashville | H. F. Fisher | 1–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 4.3 | 21.0 |
| 14 (tie) | Mississippi A&M | Daniel S. Martin | 2–5 | 0–4 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
| 14 (tie) | Georgia | Charles A. Barnard | 1–5 | 0–4 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

### Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
* Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* Conference matchup
SIAA teams in bold.

#### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| September 24 | Mooney | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 47–0 | | |

#### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 1 | Tennessee Docs | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 58–0 |
| October 1 | Camp McPherson | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 11–5 |
| October 1 | Vanderbilt | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | VAN 61–0 |
| October 1 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | W 17–0 |
| October 3 | Florida Agricultural College | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 29–0 |

#### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 4 | Florida Agricultural College | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | W 44–0 |
| October 8 | Florida State College | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 35–0 |
| October 8 | Clemson | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | CLEM 18–0 |
| October 8 | Florida Agricultural College | Georgia | Central City Park • Macon, GA | W 52–0 |
| October 8 | Tennessee Docs | Nashville | Peabody Field • Nashville, TN | L 21–0 |
| October 8 | Georgetown (KY) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 66–0 |

#### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 12 | Nashville | VPI | Gibboney Field • Blacksburg, VA | L 32–0 |
| October 15 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | ALA 6–0 |
| October 15 | Auburn | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | AUB 5–0 |
| October 15 | Mooney | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 51–0 |
| October 15 | Nashville | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | T 0–0 |
| October 15 | Sewanee | Washington University | World's Fair Stadium • St. Louis, MO | W 17–0 |
| October 15 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 69–0 |
| October 17 | Florida Agricultural College | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 77–0 |

#### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 21 | Louisiana Industrial | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 17–0 |
| October 22 | Nashville | Auburn | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | AUB 10–0 |
| October 22 | Georgia | Clemson | Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC | CLEM 10–0 |
| October 22 | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 2–0 |
| October 22 | Ole Miss | Mississippi A&M | Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS | MISS 17–5 |
| October 22 | Missouri Mines | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 29–4 |
| October 23 | Louisiana Industrial | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11–0 |
| October 24 | Nashville | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 17–0 |

#### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | Georgia | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | L 0–2 | |
| October 27 | Sewanee | Clemson | Columbia, SC | SEW 11–5 | 5,000 |
| October 28 | LSU | Shreveport Athletic Association | Shreveport Ball Park • Shreveport, LA | L 0–16 | |
| October 29 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Drill Field • Auburn, AL | AUB 12–0 | |
| October 29 | Sewanee | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | SEW 12–0 | |
| October 29 | LSU | Louisiana Industrial | Ruston, LA | L 0–6 | |
| October 29 | Southwestern Baptist | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | W 114–0 | |
| October 29 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | TUL 10–0 | 1,100 |
| October 29 | Vanderbilt | Central University | Danville, KY | W 97–0 | |

#### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 5 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | T 11–11 |
| November 5 | Georgia | Alabama | The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 16–5 |
| November 5 | Maryville | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | W 45–0 |
| November 5 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 5–0 |
| November 5 | Sewanee | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX | SEW 17–5 |
| November 5 | Tulane | Marion | Marion, AL | W 10–0 |
| November 5 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 22–0 |

#### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | Tennessee Docs | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 16–0 | |
| November 11 | Tennessee Docs | Mississippi A&M | Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS | W 59–0 | |
| November 12 | Tennessee Docs | Ole Miss | League Park • Jackson, MS | W 42–0 | |
| November 12 | Auburn | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | AUB 29–5 | |
| November 12 | Clemson | Tennessee | Baldwin Park • Knoxville, TN | CLEM 6–0 | |
| November 12 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 23–6 | |
| November 12 | Sewanee | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | SEW 18–0 | |
| November 12 | Nashville | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 81–0 | 2,500 |

#### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 15 | Bethel (KY) | Cumberland | Lebanon, TN | W 103–0 | |
| November 16 | Tennessee Docs | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | W 59–0 | |
| November 19 | Ole Miss | Nashville | Citizens Park • Memphis, TN | MISS 12–5 | |
| November 19 | Tennessee | Grant | Olympic Park Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 23–0 | |
| November 19 | Vanderbilt | Central (KY) | Richmond, KY | W 22–0 | |
| November 19 | LSU | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | TUL 5–0 | 5,000 |
| November 19 | Louisiana Industrial | Mississippi A&M | Starkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MS | W 32–5 | |

#### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 24 | Auburn | Georgia | Central City Park • Macon, GA | UGA 17–6 | |
| November 24 | Cumberland | Georgia Tech | Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA | GT 18–0 | 5,000 |
| November 24 | Clemson | North Carolina A&M | State Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NC | L 0–18 | |
| November 24 | Tennessee | Alabama | West End Park • Birmingham, AL | TENN 5–0 | |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | TUL 22–0 | |
| November 24 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 27–0 | 6,500 |

#### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 2 | Alabama | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, LA | ALA 11–0 | |
| December 3 | Alabama | Tulane | Athletic Park • New Orleans, LA | ALA 6–0 | 1,000 |
| December 4 | Alabama | Pensacola Athletic Club | Pensacola, FL | W 10–5 | |

## All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team compiled by John de Saulles included:
| Position | Name | Team |
| QB | John Scarbrough | Sewanee |
| HB | Honus Craig | Vanderbilt |
| HB | Willard Steele | Cumberland |
| FB | Humphrey Foy | Auburn |
| E | Jones Beene | Tennessee |
| T | Lob Brown | Georgia Tech |
| G | Henry D. Phillips | Sewanee |
| C | Stein Stone | Vanderbilt |
| G | Innis Brown | Vanderbilt |
| T | Puss Derrick | Clemson |
| E | Ed Hamilton | Vanderbilt |