1904 Chicago
10–1–1 (5–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Englewood High 72–0Sep 21
By 72 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsLombard | W 40–5 | 83% |
| Sep 21 | vsEnglewood High | W 72–0 | 94% |
| Sep 24 | vsLawrence | W 29–0 | 92% |
| Sep 28 | vsNorth Division High | W 18–0 | 94% |
| Oct 1 | vs Indiana | W 56–0 | 77% |
| Oct 8 | vs Purdue | W 20–0 | 75% |
| Oct 15 | vs Iowa | W 39–0 | 64% |
| Oct 22 | vs Northwestern | W 32–0 | 72% |
| Oct 29 | vs Illinois | T 6–6 | 70% |
| Nov 5 | vs Texas | W 68–0 | 72% |
| Nov 12 | at Michigan | L 12–22 | 36% |
| Nov 24 | vs Wisconsin | W 18–11 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 18–11; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
Photographs from 1904
Ferry Field, Ann Arbor, Mich., Chicago – Michigan football game, Nov. 12, 1904, attendance 13,500Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1904.
- Record
- 10–1–1
- Conference
- 5–1–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 410–44
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1702 +110 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.4 No. 9 of 81 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1904 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 3–0 | 13–0 | |
| Michigan | 2–0 | 10–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1–1 | 10–1–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 9–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 1–2 | 8–2 | |
| Purdue | 1–2 | 9–3 | |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 7–4 | |
| Iowa | 0–3 | 7–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–3 | 5–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.