1904 Dickinson Red and White football team

1904 Dickinson Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1904 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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 Dickinson Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled an 8–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 219 to 53.[1] Professor Forrest Craver was chosen as the team's head football coach; he had been the captain of Dickinson's 1897 team.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Western MarylandCarlisle, PAW 10–0[4]
September 28at Princeton
L 0–12[5]
October 1AlbrightCarlisle, PAW 58–0[6]
October 5Mercersburg AcademyCarlisle, PAW 18–0[7]
October 8at Army
L 0–18[8]
October 15at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 57–0[9]
October 22at Navy
T 0–0[10]
October 29at LehighBethlehem, PAW 6–0[11]
November 5Lebanon ValleyCarlisle, PAW 44–0[12]
November 12vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–11[13]
November 19UrsinusCarlisle, PAW 16–6[14]
November 24at Washington & Jefferson
W 10–6[15]

References

  1. ^ "1904 Dickinson Red Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dickinson's New Coach: Professor Craver in Town to Consult with Faculty". The Sentinel. July 15, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Foot Ball: Twenty-Five Dickinson Candidates to Report Monday". The Sentinel. September 2, 1904. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Wins 10 to 0: Western Maryland Downed in Opening Game". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1904. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Princeton 12--Dickinson 0". The Sentinel. September 29, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson Smothered Albright 57-0". The Courier. October 2, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercersburg Held Dickinson: Lightweight Eleven Played Plucky Game Against the Red and White". Harrisburg Daily Independent. October 6, 1904. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dickinson Loses: Beaten Out by the West Point Eleven, 18 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1904. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dickinson Scores Heavily: Franklin and Marshall Is Defeated 27 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1904. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middies' Poor Showing: Neither They Nor Dickinson Are Able To Score". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dickinson Beat Lehigh: Carlisle Team Lands a Close Game 6 Points to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dickinson Smothers Lebanon Valley". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "State Won a Great Game: Swept Dickinson Eleven Off Their Feet in Second Half". The Pittsburgh Press. November 13, 1904. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Dickinson Wins From Ursinus, 16-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "W. & J. No Match for Dickinson: Carlisle Team Won by the Score of 10 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1904. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.