1904 Washington University football team

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.

1904 Washington University football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumWorld's Fair Stadium
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Notre Dame   –  5 –3 –0
Iowa State Normal   –  5 –3 –1
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 282:30 p.m.Shurtleff
W 10–0[1][2][3]
October 52:30 p.m.Rose Polytechnic
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 17–5[4][5][6]
October 82:30 p.m.Illinois
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–31[7][8]
October 152:30 p.m.Sewawnee
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–17[9][10]
October 192:30 p.m.Drury
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 36–0[11][12]
October 222:30 p.m.Indiana
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–21[13][14][15]
October 293:00 p.m.Texas
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–23[16][17]
November 52:30 p.m.Missouri
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 11–0[18][19]
November 123:00 p.m.Kansas
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–12[20][21]
November 192:30 p.m.West Virginia
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 5–6[22][23]
November 243:00 p.m.Haskell
  • World's Fair Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–47[24][25]

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References
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  2. "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 open access.
  3. "Washington Beats Shurtleff Eleven". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. September 29, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "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 open access.
  5. "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 open access.
  6. "Washington Beats Rose Polytechnic". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Chicago Day Programme". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "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 open access.
  9. "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 open access.
  10. "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 open access.
  11. "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 open access.
  12. "Drury Loses To Washington". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Washington Plays Indiana To-day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "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 open access.
  15. "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 open access.
  16. "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 open access.
  17. "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 open access.
  18. "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 open access.
  19. "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 open access.
  20. "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 open access.
  21. "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 open access.
  22. "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 open access.
  23. "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 open access.
  24. "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 open access.
  25. "Washington Is Outclassed". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 25, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  26. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


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