1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football University of Minnesota Football Team, 1904.jpg 280px Western Conference Western 13–0 3–0 Henry L. Williams 5th 7–1–2–1 Mose Strathern Northrop Field National champion (Billingsley)Western Conference co-champion thumb | right | Football Game, Wisconsin versus Minnesota at Northrop Field, November 12, 1904 The 1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1904 Western Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 13–0 record (3–0 against Western Conference opponents).1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1904-schedule.html The 1904 Minnesota team has been recognized as a college football national champion by the Billingsley Report.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 4, 2016 The 146 point victory over Grinnell represents both the largest point total and the largest margin of victory in Gopher football history. General Alumni History 92 Ten Minnesota players were recognized on the 1904 All-Western college football team: quarterback Sigmund Harris (COL-2, CT-2, MJ-1); halfbacks Otto Nelson Davies (COL-1, CT-2, MJ-1) and James Edward Kremer (COL-2); fullback Earl Current (CT-2, MJ-1); end Bobby Marshall (COL-2, MJ-1); tackles Percy Porter Brush (CRH, CT-2, MJ-2) and George Leland Case (MJ-2); guards Walton W. Thorpe (COL-1, CRH, CT-1, DFP, DT, MJ-1, SLR, WC) and Daniel D. Smith, Minnesota (CT-2); and center Moses Strathern (MJ-1).Collier's Self Indexing Annual 674 1905 P. F. Collier & Son https://books.google.com/books?id=Eb86AQAAMAAJ (COL)News-Athletics The Michigan Daily December 1904 133 https://books.google.com/books?id=EQXiAAAAMAAJ (CRH, DT, DFP)All-Western Football Eleven Chicago Tribune November 27, 1904 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1904/11/27/page/14/article/pick-of-football-stars (CT)O'Loughlin The Journal's "All Western" The Minneapolis Journal November 28, 1904 15 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/1904-11-28/ed-1/seq-15/#date1=1901&sort=relevance&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=19&words=all+all-western+football+western&proxdistance=5&date2=1904&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=all-western&andtext=football&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 (MJ)All-Western Football Team The St. Louis Republic November 30, 1904 9 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020274/1904-11-30/ed-1/seq-9/#date1=1901&sort=relevance&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=17&words=all+all-Western+Football+football+Western&proxdistance=5&date2=1904&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=all-western&andtext=football&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 (SLR)Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1905 Walter Camp American Sports Publishing Company 1905 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=3gs7AQAAMAAJ&q=remp+wisconsin+football&pg=RA1-PA35 (WC) Two players also received recognition on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. Quarterback Sigmund Harris received third-team honors from Walter Camp, and guard Walton Thorp received first-team honors from Illinois coach Fred Lowenthal and third-team honors from Walter Camp.Camp's Idea Of Football Stars: Yale Coach Puts Two Western Men in His Selection The Daily Review (Decatur, IL) 1904-12-28Camp's 1904 All America Football Team Capital Times 1904-11-24Some All-American Football Elevens The Pittsburgh Press 1904-11-29 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YRIbAAAAIBAJ&pg=3668,3993908&dq=shevlin+piekarski&hl=en Notably, Minnesota did not play undefeated Michigan in 1904, despite the teams being members of the Western Conference. Both teams received acclaim as national champion for the 1904 season. Schedule September 17 w y Twin Cities Central High Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 107–0 3,000 September 24 w y 1904 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 77–0 September 28 w y Shattuck Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 75–0 October 1 w y 1904 Carleton Carleton Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 65–0 October 5 w y 1904 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN) Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 47–0 October 8 w y 1904 North Dakota Flickertails North Dakota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 35–0 2,000 October 15 w y Iowa State Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 32–0 October 22 w y 1904 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 146–0 October 29 w y Nebraska Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 16–12 12,000 November 5 w y 1904 Lawrence Vikings Lawrence Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 69–0 November 12 w Wisconsin Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN rivalry 28–0 18,000 November 19 w y Northwestern Marshall Field Chicago, IL 17–0 11,000 Minnesota Wins From the Purple Chicago Tribune November 20, 1904 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20998931/minnesota_wins_from_the_purple/ Newspapers.com November 24 w y Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA rivalry 11–0 Victory Stays By Gophers Thru Year https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30314005/the_minneapolis_journal/ The Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis, Minnesota November 25, 1904 25 April 5, 2019 Newspapers.com References 30em Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football