1904 Colgate football team

American college football season

1904 Colgate football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–1–1
Head coach|

* Frank "Buck" O'Neill (2nd season)

Captain| F. Gorham Brigham
Home stadium| Whitnall Field

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1904 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  | - | 0
Western U. of Penn. |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Dickinson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Springfield Training School |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 2
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 1
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Frankin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

The 1904 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its second season under head coach Buck O'Neill, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record. F. Gorham Brigham was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 28| at Cornell|

* Percy Field
* Ithaca, NY (rivalry)

| L 17–0| [2]
October 1| St. Lawrence|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 29–0|
October 8| at Syracuse| Syracuse, NY (rivalry)| W 11–0| [3]
| Colgate Academy|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 22–0|
October 15| at Watertown Athletic Association| Watertown, NY| T 0–0|
October 19| Hobart|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 38–0|
October 22| Alfred|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 76–0|
October 29| at Rochester|

* Culver Field
* Rochester, NY

| W 20–5| [4]
November 5| at Williams|

* Weston Field
* Williamstown, MA

| W 6–0| [5]
November 12| at Hamilton|  Clinton, NY| W 66–2| [6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. ^ "Colgate Easy For Cornell: Ithacans Showed Up Weakest at Center". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 29, 1904. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Colgate Wins From Syracuse". New York Daily Tribune. October 9, 1904. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Varsity Beaten in Hard Fought Game: Colgate Battered Down Yellow's Defense in Second Half". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 30, 1904. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Colgate 6, Williams 0: Game Was One of the Hardest Fought and Most Spectacular Ever Seen on Weston Field". The Boston Sunday Globe. November 6, 1904. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Colgate Swamps Hamilton". The Sun. November 13, 1904. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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