1904 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1904 Penn Quakers football 1904PENNFootball.jpg 285 Independent 12–0 Carl S. Williams 3rd Robert Torrey Franklin Field National champion (Helms, Houlgate, Davis)Co-national champion (NCF) The 1904 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carl S. Williams, the Quakers compiled a 12–0 record, shut out 11 of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 222 to 4.< thumb|right|Penn in action (1904) There was no contemporaneous system in 1904 for determining a national champion. However, Penn was retroactively named as the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and Parke H. Davis, and as the co-national champion by the National Championship Foundation.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Three Penn players, quarterback Vince Stevenson, fullback Andy Smith, and guard Frank Piekarski, were consensus picks on the 1904 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Other notable players included halfback Marshall Reynolds, end Garfield Weede, center Robert Grant Torrey, and tackle Thomas Alexander Butkiewicz. Schedule September 24 w Penn State Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–0 Penn Scrapes Out a Victory by the Score of 6 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer September 25, 1904 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98683131/penn-scrapes-out-a-victory-by-the-score/ Newspapers.com September 28 w Swarthmore Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–4 Penn Barely Wins From Swarthmore 6-4 The Philadelphia Inquirer September 29, 1904 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98683317/penn-barely-wins-from-swarthmore-6-4/ Newspapers.com October 1 w Virginia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–0 Penn Beat Down Virginia 24 to 0: Red and Blue Team Played Stronger Football and Won the Game Handily The Philadelphia Inquirer October 2, 1904 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98682664/penn-beat-down-virginia-24-to-0-red/ Newspapers.com October 5 w 1904 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 34–0 Penn Gobbles Up Lancaster Team The Philadelphia Inquirer October 6, 1904 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98683657/penn-gobbles-up-lancaster-team/ Newspapers.com October 8 w Lehigh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–0 7,000 Penn Defeats Lehigh in Great Game, 24 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 9, 1904 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98682850/penn-defeats-lehigh-in-great-game-24/ Newspapers.com October 12 w 1904 Gettysburg Gettysburg Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 21–0 Penn Walloped Gettysburg, 21-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 13, 1904 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98683485/penn-walloped-gettysburg-21-0/ Newspapers.com October 15 w Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–0 Brown Defeated by Penn, 6 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 16, 1904 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98682421/brown-defeated-by-penn-6-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Columbia Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 16–0 15,000 Great Runs Won For Penn Over Columbia, 16-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 23, 1904 1, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29332906/great_runs_won_for_penn_over_columbia/ Newspapers.com October 29 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 11–0 15,000 Pennsy Defeats Harvard 11 to 0: Crimson Loses to the Red and Blue for the First Time in Seven Years The Boston Globe October 30, 1904 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98681743/pennsy-defeats-harvard-11-to-0-crimson/ Newspapers.com November 5 w Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 22–0 15,000 Pennsylvania Wins Over Lafayette Showing Force and Cleverness of Attack -- Score, 22-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 6, 1904 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98681417/pennsylvania-wins-over-lafayette/ Newspapers.com November 12 w Carlisle Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 18–0 Penn, 18; Indians, 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 13, 1904 1, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98681110/penn-18-indians-0/ Newspapers.com November 24 w Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 34–0 > 20,000 Pennsy Triumphs Over Cornell, 34 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 25, 1904 1, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98680917/pennsy-triumphs-over-cornell-34-to-0/ Newspapers.com 1904 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR College Football March 29, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1904-schedule.html References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn Quakers football