Bowdoin at Exeter
Saturday, October 1, 1904 Share
Exeter beat Bowdoin 11–0. It was their third meeting; after it, Bowdoin led the series 2–1.
Final
In the newspapers

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 3, 1904, page 1
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FOOTBALL. Exeter Defeats Bowdoin. Eleven to Nothing. Bates and Holy Cross Unable to Score. University Of Maine Defeats Brown, to 0. Exeter defeated the BoW,ioiu team AT football. II to 0, yesterday afternoon, i’ll as finely played ana exciting a con : test Us has been seen on the Whittier field III i long time. Exeter presented 4 Very strong team. outwrighing The EoWdoin eleven from IL to % pounds i’ll the line in.d it was | this that Wun the game. The RuWdoin line could Not withstand the terrific on sluughts ~ the visitors. Rovtoin played 4 fine game. huAeven. ana pat ny Il gilt-cged .:rticle at times pulling out of holes in Il remark able manner. kinsmam Mas the star 81 The game. playing Il magnificent game. TWic” during the game ne saved two certain tuuchiuWnS for the visitors. once when Exeter WIS on B0WdGiu’S one yard line. h. secured the ball on 4 fumIl, ana advanced il – yards down III” field “ftrr il had rolled !,y The G0al posts: lit another time he secured T. Jones. E,xrtcrs fastest sr,iuter and uuart,l-nil,r after he had broken ltlItltSh iil’ ‘t’iiil me dIl St’ti l’.’i down the trIi. kimSman uvtltakirG him in 4 great sprint, and securing his man NijE Il magnificent running tackle. Eat for thr-,’ plays the scurr would have ~ cl larger than it was. kinsman also made some of Boyy,loin’s big ge1t gains IN srm-‘ fine end plays. w. Drummnnd, brother to Joe Drum mond. played end in yesterday $ game, for BnWdrin. and they made Il fast pair. Exeter being unable TO make gains on end plays with any success Capt philoun also played a strong game FIR BuWdoin. Fu. t,xct,r the whole team gave one of the best exhibitions Of football Seen here Their backs We’re quick i’ll start ing. and their giant line wus invinyiblr dUIl ing almost the entire game. 1t is beyond question that Exeter has a team. this year. which when in the form Of yesterday. win Civ any col lele team in the country d hard fight. II. Jones Hart and Coonty. the three backs. are a magnificent tri” and are combination that is hard to beat. The GENE opened WIKI BanFard kick irr off to McCraW Oh the I-yard line who advanced five yards Finn made SIX Yards. chapman one. Finn failed to gain % the next try ana Exeter Sc cured the BAH on l tumble. Peyton made four yards Hart four. H. Jones one ana one-half, Pryton three. Hart two, and S,lden one and “le-half. II waS here that Coonoy fumhlcd on Bow doiu’S nne-yari line. ana I<insman took it after it had rolled behind the goal posts. ana took it = yards down the field before being doWned. kinsman made TWO yards III the next play. chapman punt2d 40 yards I” Jones. who made three and One-ha.f yards with the ball. Cooney made two valts. ana then one. T. Jones was thrown back five yards ana here Bow dom secured the ball on downs. Chap man made y yards ana ENcter was nrualiZpd for off side work. Finn maze one yard and kinsmHn WIS thrown hlci ana Exeter secured the ball on downs Here Exeter made steady gains up the fell for a touchdown. BoWdo’n hotIy contesting the territory. With but a minute to play before the finish ing Of tho Commute half, Hart went =” ‘‘‘l’ 7V” ~ During ‘H’ I’i’‘.,I’P’ VI Wv ‘‘er klcAeu u :” ~ ~ , the -‘-Eard “i’‘ “”‘”‘‘ ’7 H’P!nah l”S’ NV “.,’ P”h’”d 70 III III I’ll III -” III 90 with me pan ~ t’‘S ‘i”‘‘ III ~ possession ~ N” Sec”h” ‘‘‘ii ‘‘”‘‘”‘, N+‘ I” tfArt on Exeter ‘-H”io ‘‘.’‘‘ 1t, q” Nan’ing tn” pan “ H”r’S ‘”‘‘”‘p “‘.”7 d”Wnrd hart hlau’ ~” N”I”S’ “‘‘ yards. and theh I’VE S’‘”‘” ‘‘iiit III III successive pi”ES- ‘”‘i’(> “.’‘”‘ ,’u’ >’flS through center It’ll III ‘‘‘‘‘H Hit “I’d for eight more ii’lt was ‘H’” thrown lack Ter s’N’‘-H’r” TT. Il Jones made ny” EaruS “h p””‘‘‘‘‘‘‘N run Hove Exeter was forced 10 punt. Nc ‘‘i’tW catching the hdi’ on lhe tW”-H”ld Iire. Knsman’ then went around Exc IT. riEht end f’r ! -o-Zard galn’ mn
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Exeter 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bowdoin–Exeter gameTied 2–2 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1905 | Exeter 11, Bowdoin 0 | |
| 1904 | Exeter 11, Bowdoin 0 | |
| 1901 | Bowdoin 16, Exeter 6 | |
| 1898 | Bowdoin 12, Exeter 5 |
Around this game
Bowdoin
- Next gameat HarvardOct. 5, 1904
- SeasonBowdoin in 1904
- ProgramBowdoin history and records
Exeter
- Next gameat BatesOct. 8, 1904
- SeasonExeter in 1904
- ProgramExeter history and records