| 1904Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley) Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 13–0 (3–0 Western) |
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| Base defense | 7–1–2–1 |
| Captain | Mose Strathern |
| Home stadium | Northrop Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented theUniversity of Minnesota in the1904 Western Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coachHenry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 13–0 record (3–0 againstWestern Conference opponents).[1] The 1904 Minnesota team has been recognized as acollege football national champion by theBillingsley Report.[2]
The 146 point victory over Grinnell represents both the largest point total and the largest margin of victory in Gopher football history.[3]
Ten Minnesota players were recognized on the1904 All-Western college football team: quarterbackSigmund Harris (COL-2, CT-2, MJ-1); halfbacks Otto Nelson Davies (COL-1, CT-2, MJ-1) and James Edward Kremer (COL-2); fullback Earl Current (CT-2, MJ-1); endBobby Marshall (COL-2, MJ-1); tackles Percy Porter Brush (CRH, CT-2, MJ-2) and George Leland Case (MJ-2); guards Walton W. Thorpe (COL-1, CRH, CT-1, DFP, DT, MJ-1, SLR, WC) and Daniel D. Smith, Minnesota (CT-2); and center Moses Strathern (MJ-1).[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Two players also received recognition on the1904 College Football All-America Team. Quarterback Sigmund Harris received third-team honors fromWalter Camp, and guard Walton Thorp received first-team honors fromIllinois coachFred Lowenthal and third-team honors from Walter Camp.[10][11][12]
Notably, Minnesota did not play undefeatedMichigan in 1904, despite the teams being members of theWestern Conference. Both teams received acclaim asnational champion for the 1904 season.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Twin Cities Central High* | W 107–0 | 3,000 | ||
| September 24 | South Dakota* |
| W 77–0 | ||
| September 28 | Shattuck* |
| W 75–0 | ||
| October 1 | Carleton* |
| W 65–0 | ||
| October 5 | St. Thomas (MN)* |
| W 47–0 | ||
| October 8 | North Dakota* |
| W 35–0 | 2,000 | |
| October 15 | Iowa State* |
| W 32–0 | ||
| October 22 | Grinnell* |
| W 146–0 | ||
| October 29 | Nebraska* |
| W 16–12 | 12,000 | |
| November 5 | Lawrence* |
| W 69–0 | ||
| November 12 | Wisconsin |
| W 28–0 | 18,000 | |
| November 19 | vs.Northwestern | W 17–0 | 11,000 | [13] | |
| November 24 | vs.Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA (rivalry) | W 11–0 | [14] | |
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