1904 Vanderbilt

9–⁠0 (2–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1904
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1904, game by game: won at Mississippi State 61–0; won vs. Georgetown (Kentucky) 66–0; won vs. Ole Miss 69–0; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 29–4; won at Central (Kentucky) 97–0; won vs. Tennessee 22–0; won vs. Nashville 81–0; won at Centre 22–0; won vs. Sewanee 27–0+97Won 61–0 at Mississippi State+61Mississippi Sta…Won 66–0 vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)+66Georgetown (Ken…Won 69–0 vs. Ole Miss+69Ole MissWon 29–4 vs. Missouri–Rolla+25Missouri–RollaWon 97–0 at Central (Kentucky)+97Central (Kentuc…Won 22–0 vs. Tennessee+22TennesseeWon 81–0 vs. Nashville+81NashvilleWon 22–0 at Centre+22CentreWon 27–0 vs. Sewanee+27Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 27–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions2–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Auburn

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
474–⁠4
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1703 +108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.7 No. 19 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Irish Graham
Offense
Short punt

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.