1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1904

| team = Nashville Garnet and Blue

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 2–5–1

| conf_record = 0–4–1

| head_coach = Hubert Fisher

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Biddle

| stadium = Peabody Field

}}

{{1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1904 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nashville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1904 college football season. In their first year under head coach Hubert Fisher, Nashville compiled an overall record of 2–5–1, with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, and finished 13th in the SIAA.{{cite news|title=1904 Nashville Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 26, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nashville/1904-schedule.html}}[https://www.lostcolleges.com/nashville-university (169)Nashville University | lost-colleges]

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tennessee Docs

| site_stadium = Peabody Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| score = 21–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Victory For U. Of N. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85728882/the-tennessean/ |newspaper=The Nashville American |location=Nashville, Tennessee |date=October 9, 1904 |page=11 |access-date=September 21, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Gibboney Field

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 0–32

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123599907/vpi-defeats-nashville/|work=The Times-Dispatch|title=V.P.I. defeats Nashville|date=October 13, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Baldwin Park

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 0–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82627328/offside-play-saves-nashville/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Offside play saves Nashville|date=October 16, 1904|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = West End Park

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| score = 0–10

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5184069/the_atlanta_constitution/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Auburn finds Nashville easy|date=October 23, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = The Quad

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| score = 0–17

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8910018/nashville_lose_to_alabama_the/|work=The Tennessean|title=Nashville lose to Alabama|date=October 25, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1904|team=Central University|title=Central University}}

| site_stadium = Peabody Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| score = 34–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123600422/big-score-for-maroons/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Big score for Maroons|date=November 3, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Dudley Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| score = 0–81

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5666102/the_tennessean/|title=Vanderbilt Crushes Nashville Score Stands 81 to 0|work=The Tennessean|date=November 13, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Citizens Park

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| score = 5–12

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123601726/oxford-eleven-beat-nashville/|title=Oxford eleven beat Nashville|work=The Commercial Appeal|date=November 20, 1904|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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