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1904 Bethany Terrible Swedes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainW. Banbury
Home stadiumBethany athletic field
Seasons← 19031905 →
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis   –   10 – 0 – 0
Bethany (KS)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   5 – 0 – 0
Missouri State Normal   –   2 – 0 – 0
Haskell   –   8 – 1 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 1 – 0
Butler   –   6 – 1 – 0
Doane   –   5 – 1 – 0
Kansas   –   8 – 1 – 1
DePauw   –   8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ohio Northern   –   7 – 2 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wittenberg   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   5 – 2 – 0
Nebraska   –   7 – 3 – 0
Detroit College   –   4 – 2 – 0
South Dakota State   –   4 – 2 – 1
Notre Dame   –   5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 3 – 1
Western Illinois   –   6 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg   –   6 – 4 – 1
Drake   –   5 – 4 – 0
Carthage   –   0 – 0 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fairmount   –   4 – 5 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 1
Ohio Medical   –   2 – 4 – 2
Washington University   –   4 – 7 – 0
Ohio   –   2 – 4 – 1
Missouri   –   3 – 6 – 0
Mount Union   –   2 – 6 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 5 – 0
Kansas State   –   1 – 6 – 0
American Medical   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1904 Bethany Terrible Swedes football team represented Bethany College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by Bennie Owen in his third and final season as head coach, the Terrible Swedes compiled a perfect record of 7–0. Bethany beat Oklahoma, 36–9, in the season finale.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13:00 p.m.Chilocco Indian SchoolLindsborg, KSW 23–0
October 14CooperLindsborg, KSW 82–6
October 223:30 p.m.at FairmountWichita, KSW 17–0
October 28at Kansas StateManhattan, KSW 28–5
November 5Kansas State Normal
  • Bethany athletic field
  • Lindsborg, KS
W 16–0
November 17OttawaLindsborg, KSW 71–0
November 243:00 p.m.vs. OklahomaW 36–92,000

References

  1. Levy, David W. (November 13, 2015). The University of Oklahoma: A History, Volume 1: 1890–1917. ISBN 9780806181936.
  2. "The Chilocco Game". Bethany Messenger. Lindsborg, Kansas. October 1904. p. 30. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "The Chilocco Game (continued)". Bethany Messenger. Lindsborg, Kansas. October 1904. p. 31. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Lindsborg 82, Sterling 6". The Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 15, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Will Contest Today". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 22, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ""Terrible Swedes" Are Victorious". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 23, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Bethany Defeated Manhattan". The Salina Daily Union. Salina, Kansas. October 29, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Swedes Beat Normalites". The Topeka Daily Herald. Topeka, Kansas. November 7, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Bethany 71, Ottawa 0". The Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. November 17, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "The Swedes Big Score". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 18, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Bethany Won A Hard Battle". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Bethany Won (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Easy For The Swedes". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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