1904 LSU

3–⁠4 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan A. Killian.

LSU, 1904
Photo: LSU Gumbo Yearbook 1905, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

LSU in 1904, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 17–0; lost at Shreveport A.C. 0–16; lost at Louisiana Tech 0–6; won vs. Ole Miss 5–0; won vs. Nashville 16–0; lost at Tulane 0–5; lost vs. Alabama 0–11+17−16Won 17–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+17Louisiana TechLost 0–16 at Shreveport A.C.-16Shreveport A.C.Lost 0–6 at Louisiana Tech-6Louisiana TechWon 5–0 vs. Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 16–0 vs. Nashville+16NashvilleLost 0–5 at Tulane-5TulaneLost 0–11 vs. Alabama-11Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 11–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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
3–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
38–⁠38
Coach
Dan A. Killian
Elo
1361 −84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 66 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
E.L. Klock

1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn3–⁠06–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠09–⁠0
Texas1–⁠06–⁠2
NC State1–⁠03–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠15–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠3
Tennessee1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠01–⁠0
Texas A&M0–⁠14–⁠2
Florida State0–⁠01–⁠1
LSU0–⁠23–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠32–⁠5
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.