1904 LSU Tigers football team

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1904 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainE. L. Klock
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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
Sewanee 4 1 0 7 1 0
Georgia Tech 3 1 1 8 1 1
Alabama 5 3 0 7 3 0
Clemson 3 2 1 3 3 1
Tulane 3 2 0 5 2 0
Kentucky State 0 0 0 9 1 0
Ole Miss 2 3 0 4 3 0
LSU 1 2 0 3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 2 1 0
Nashville 0 4 1 2 5 1
Georgia 0 4 0 1 5 0
Mississippi A&M 0 4 0 2 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1904 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1904 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan A. Killian, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–4, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21Louisiana Industrial*W 17–0[2][3]
October 28at Shreveport Athletic Association*
L 0–16[4]
October 29at Louisiana Industrial*Ruston, LAL 0–6[5]
November 5Ole Miss
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 5–0[6]
November 10Tennessee Docs*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 16–0[7]
November 19at TulaneL 0–55,000[8]
December 1Alabama
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–11[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1904 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Football Friday; Athletics will play State University team that day". The Shreveport Journal. October 22, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Baton Rouge Tigers win; Ruston defeated 17 to 0 in first game of season". The Times-Democrat. October 22, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Easy victory for Athletics". The Shreveport Journal. October 29, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ruston defeated L.S.U." The Shreveport Journal. October 31, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi defeated; Louisiana State University wins by score of 5 to 0". The Times-Democrat. November 6, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Victory for Cadets". The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1904. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane Evened Up". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 20, 1904. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Alabama the victor, Louisiana University team loses, 11 to 0". The Times-Democrat. December 3, 1904. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.