1904 Carlisle Indians football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1904
| team = Carlisle Indians
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 10–2
| head_coach = Eddie Rogers
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
{{1904 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1904 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by Eddie Rogers in his first and only season as head coach, the Indians compiled a record of 10–2 and outscored opponents 347 to 44.{{cite web| url = https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carlisle/1904-schedule.html| title = 1904 Carlisle Indians Schedule and Results {{!}} College Football |website=www.sports-reference.com}}
The school started their program in 1895 and began playing against Ivy League schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/12/AR2007051201395.html|title=Carlisle Indians Made It A Whole New Ballgame|website=Washington Post Company|accessdate=16 September 2019|ref=May 13, 2007}} Within the next twenty years they became one of the strongest football teams in the country.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen|title=Lebanon Valley}}
| stadium =
| cityst = Carlisle, PA
| score = 28–0
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Gettysburg|title=Gettysburg}}
| stadium =
| cityst = Carlisle, PA
| score = 41–0
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Susquehanna Crusaders|title=Susquehanna}}
| stadium =
| cityst = Carlisle, PA
| score = 53–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Bucknell
| stadium = Athletic Park
| cityst = Williamsport, PA
| score = 10–4
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=A Great Foot Ball Event |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-chronicle/162609639/ |newspaper=Lewisburg Chronicle |location=Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |date=October 8, 1904 |page=1 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Riot On College Field |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-weekly-gazette/162609767/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 9, 1904 |page=3, section 3 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Albright Red and White|title=Albright}}
| stadium =
| cityst = Carlisle, PA
| score = 100–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Carlisle, 100; Albright, 0 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1904/10/16/archives/carlisle-100-albright-0.html |newspaper=The New York Times }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| stadium = Harvard Stadium
| cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 0–12
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Virginia
| stadium = Lafayette Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| score = 14–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Indians 14 Virginia 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76743154/the-norfolk-virginian/ |newspaper=The Norfolk Virginian |location=Norfolk, Virginia |date=October 30, 1904 |page=1 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Indians 14; Va. 6 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76743229/the-norfolk-virginian/ |newspaper=The Norfolk Virginian |location=Norfolk, Virginia |date=October 30, 1904 |page=6 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Ursinus Bears|title=Ursinus}}
| stadium =
| cityst = Carlisle, PA
| score = 28–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 0–18
| source = {{cite news|title=Penn, 18; Indians, 0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 13, 1904|pages=1, 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98681110/penn-18-indians-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Susquehanna
| stadium =
| cityst = Selinsgrove, PA
| score = 12–6
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Indians Were Surprised |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76742691/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=November 20, 1904 |page=14 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Field
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 23–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Haskell
| stadium = World's Fair Stadium
| cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 38–4
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Carlisle, 38; Haskell, 4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30880388/the-baltimore-sun/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=November 27, 1904 |page=10 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Carlisle Toyed With Haskell, Running Up Large Score, 38 To 4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30880337/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 27, 1904 |page=22 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
References
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