1904 Tulane

5–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J. Janvier, then T. Berry.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1904, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 11–0; won vs. Mississippi State 10–0; won at Marion 10–0; lost vs. Sewanee 0–18; won vs. LSU 5–0; won vs. Ole Miss 22–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–6+22−18Won 11–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+11Louisiana TechWon 10–0 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 10–0 at Marion+10MarionLost 0–18 vs. Sewanee-18SewaneeWon 5–0 vs. LSU+5LSUWon 22–0 vs. Ole Miss+22Ole MissLost 0–6 vs. Alabama-6Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 23vsLouisiana TechW 11–⁠090%
Oct 29vsMississippi StateW 10–⁠063%
Nov 5atMarionW 10–⁠076%
Nov 12vsSewaneeL 0–⁠1829%
Nov 19vsLSUW 5–⁠064%
Nov 24vsOle MissW 22–⁠053%
Dec 3vsAlabamaL 0–⁠661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 6–⁠0; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
58–⁠24
Coach
J. Janvier, then T. Berry
Elo
1462 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.4 No. 58 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ralph Wood

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.