1904 Colgate football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1904
| team = Colgate
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–1–1
| head_coach = Frank "Buck" O'Neill
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = F. Gorham Brigham
| stadium = Whitnall Field
}}
{{1904 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1904 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its second season under head coach Buck O'Neill, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record. F. Gorham Brigham was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2008 Colgate Football Media Guide|publisher=Colgate University|year=2008|access-date=June 6, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2008/8/1/HISTORY.pdf}} The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.
Schedule
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|September 28|at|Cornell|Percy Field|Ithaca, NY (rivalry)|L 17-0|{{cite news|title=Colgate Easy For Cornell: Ithacans Showed Up Weakest at Center|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=September 29, 1904|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120844870/colgate-easy-for-cornell-ithacans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1||{{cfb link|year=1904|team=St. Lawrence Saints|title=St. Lawrence}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 29-0|
|October 8|at|Syracuse||Syracuse, NY (rivalry)|W 11-0|{{cite news|title=Colgate Wins From Syracuse|newspaper=New York Daily Tribune|date=October 9, 1904|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120844634/colgate-wins-from-syracuse/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| ||Colgate Academy|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 22-0|
|October 15|at|Watertown Athletic Association||Watertown, NY|T 0-0|
|October 19||{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 38-0|
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Alfred Saxons|title=Alfred}}|Whitnall Field|Hamilton, NY|W 76-0|
|October 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Rochester Yellowjackets|title=Rochester}}|Culver Field|Rochester, NY|W 20-5|{{cite news|title=Varsity Beaten in Hard Fought Game: Colgate Battered Down Yellow's Defense in Second Half|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 30, 1904|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120845794/varsity-beaten-in-hard-fought-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}|Weston Field|Williamstown, MA|W 6-0|{{cite news|title=Colgate 6, Williams 0: Game Was One of the Hardest Fought and Most Spectacular Ever Seen on Weston Field|newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe|date=November 6, 1904|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120845610/colgate-6-williams-0-game-was-one-of/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Hamilton Continentals|title=Hamilton}}| |Clinton, NY|W 66-2|{{cite news|title=Colgate Swamps Hamilton|newspaper=The Sun|date=November 13, 1904|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120845437/colgate-swamps-hamilton/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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