1904 Washington University football team

American college football season

1904 Washington University football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	L. W. Boynton (2nd season)
Home stadium	World's Fair Stadium
Seasons← 1903 1905 →

1904 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	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 Washington University football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by L. W. Boynton in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 4–7 and was outscored by its opponents 162 to 85. Washington University played all 11 of its games at home in St. Louis, at the newly-opened World's Fair Stadium—now known as Francis Olympic Field—on the grounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair. The stadium also hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Shurtleff	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 10–0
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Rose Polytechnic	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 17–5
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Illinois	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–31
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Sewawnee	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–17
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Drury	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 36–0
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Indiana	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 6–21
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Texas	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–23
November 5	2:30 p.m.	Missouri	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 11–0
November 12	3:00 p.m.	Kansas	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–12
November 19	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 5–6
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Haskell	World's Fair Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–47

References

"To-Day's Programmes At The World's Fair". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. September 28, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Hard Pressed to Beat Shurtleff Eleven, 10 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. September 29, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Beats Shurtleff Eleven". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. September 29, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"To-Day's Programmes At The World's Fair". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 5, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Eleven, in Hard Game, Beats Rose Polytechnic, 17 to 5". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Beats Rose Polytechnic". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Chicago Day Programme". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Beaten By Illinois; St. L. U. Defeats Jacksonville". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 9, 1904. p. 7, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"To-Day's Programmes At The World's Fair". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 15, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Unable To Score Against Sewanee". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1904. p. 10, part two. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"To-day's Programme—At The—World's Fair". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Drury Loses To Washington". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Plays Indiana To-day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Myrtle And Maroon Beaten By Indiana". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1904. p. 7, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Indiana Rushes Too Much For Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1904. p. 11, part two. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"To-day's Programme—At The—World's Fair". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 29, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington U. Beaten By Texas; Lombard Outlclassed By C. B. C." The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1904. p. 7, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Missouri and Washington Clash in Stadium This Afternoon". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 5, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Battles to Victory Over Missouri Tigers, 11 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1904. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Plays Kansas U. To-day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 12, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Kansas Defeats Washington; High School Bests Manual". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1904. p. 6, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"To-day's Programme—At The—World's Fair". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 19, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"West Virginia Beats Washington; St. Louis Wins From Arkansas". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 20, 1904. p. 6, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Smith And High Team Meet To-day; Washington Plays Haskell Indians". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1904. p. 6, part II. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Is Outclassed". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 25, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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