The 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1904 college football season. The season began on September 24 with conference member Sewanee hosting the Mooney School.

1904 saw new coaches Mike Donahue at Auburn and Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt, both of which posted undefeated conference records. McGugin remains the only coach in NCAA history to win his first three games by 60 points. Both McGugin and Donahue were inaugural inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame. The SIAA forbade a postseason contest between Auburn and Vanderbilt.

Also significantly, John Heisman was hired at Georgia Tech.

Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin 9–05–0 52.70.41 (tie)AuburnMike Donahue5–05–0 19.51.83SewaneeGeorge S. Whitney7–14–1 22.54.64Georgia TechJohn Heisman 8–1–13–1–128.7 3.45AlabamaW. A. Blount7–35–3 10.06.26 (tie)ClemsonShack Shealy 3–3–13–2–17.1 6.46 (tie)TulaneThomas A. Barry5–23–28.3 3.48Cumberland A. L. Phillips 3–11–143.7 9Kentucky StateFred Schacht9–10–0 27.71.510MississippiM. S. Harvey 4–32–3 26.415.111LSUDan A. Killian3–41–2 5.45.412TennesseeSax Crawford3–5–11–4–15.0 8.613NashvilleH. F. Fisher 1–7–1 0–5–14.3 21.014 (tie)Mississippi A&MDaniel S. Martin 2–50–414.4 18.014 (tie)GeorgiaCharles A. Barnard1–50–411.5 11.3 Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold.

Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 24 MooneySewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 47–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 1Tennessee DocsSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TNW 58–0 October 1Camp McPhersonGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAW 11–5 October 1VanderbiltMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSVAN 61–0 October 1TennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNW 17–0 October 3Florida Agricultural CollegeAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALW 29–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 4Florida Agricultural CollegeAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALW 44–0 October 8Florida State CollegeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAW 35–0 October 8ClemsonAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALCLEM 18–0 October 8Florida Agricultural CollegeGeorgiaCentral City Park • Macon, GAW 52–0 October 8Tennessee DocsNashvillePeabody Field • Nashville, TNL 21–0 October 8VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 66–0

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 12NashvilleVPIGibboney Field • Blacksburg, VAL 32–0 October 15AlabamaMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSALA 6–0 October 15AuburnClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCAUB 5–0 October 15MooneyGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAW 51–0 October 15NashvilleTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNT 0–0 October 15SewaneeWashington UniversityWorld's Fair Stadium • St. Louis, MOW 17–0 October 15Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 69–0 October 17Florida Agricultural CollegeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAW 77–0

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 21Louisiana IndustrialLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 17–0 October 22NashvilleAuburnWest End Park • Birmingham, ALAUB 10–0 October 22GeorgiaClemsonBowman Field • Calhoun, SCCLEM 10–0 October 22TennesseeGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAGT 2–0 October 22Ole MissMississippi A&MColumbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MSMISS 17–5 October 22VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNW 29–4 October 23Louisiana IndustrialTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAW 11–0 October 24NashvilleAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 17–0

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 26GeorgiaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCL 0–2 October 27SewaneeClemsonColumbia, SCSEW 11–55,000October 28LSUShreveport Athletic AssociationShreveport Ball Park • Shreveport, LAL 0–16 October 29Georgia TechAuburnDrill Field • Auburn, ALAUB 12–0 October 29SewaneeTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNSEW 12–0 October 29LSULouisiana IndustrialRuston, LAL 0–6 October 29Southwestern BaptistOle MissOxford, MSW 114–0 October 29Mississippi A&MTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LATUL 10–0 1,100October 29VanderbiltDanville, KYW 97–0

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 5ClemsonGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAT 11–11 November 5GeorgiaAlabamaThe Quad • Tuscaloosa, ALALA 16–5 November 5MaryvilleCumberlandLebanon, TNW 45–0 November 5Ole MissLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LALSU 5–0 November 5SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TXSEW 17–5 November 5TulaneMarion, ALW 10–0 November 5TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 22–0

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 10Tennessee DocsLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAW 16–0 November 11Tennessee DocsMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSW 59–0 November 12Tennessee DocsOle MissLeague Park • Jackson, MSW 42–0 November 12AuburnAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALAUB 29–5 November 12ClemsonTennesseeBaldwin Park • Knoxville, TNCLEM 6–0 November 12GeorgiaGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAGT 23–6 November 12SewaneeTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LASEW 18–0 November 12NashvilleVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 81–02,500

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 15CumberlandLebanon, TNW 103–0 November 16Tennessee DocsGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAW 59–0 November 19Ole MissNashvilleCitizens Park • Memphis, TNMISS 12–5 November 19TennesseeGrantOlympic Park Field • Chattanooga, TN W 23–0 November 19VanderbiltRichmond, KYW 22–0 November 19LSUTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LATUL 5–05,000November 19Louisiana IndustrialMississippi A&MStarkville Fairgrounds • Starkville, MSW 32–5

Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 24AuburnGeorgiaCentral City Park • Macon, GAUGA 17–6 November 24CumberlandGeorgia TechPiedmont Park • Atlanta, GAGT 18–05,000November 24ClemsonNorth Carolina A&MState Fairgrounds • Raleigh, NCL 0–18 November 24TennesseeAlabamaWest End Park • Birmingham, ALTENN 5–0 November 24Ole MissTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LATUL 22–0 November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TNVAN 27–06,500

Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceDecember 2AlabamaLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LAALA 11–0 December 3AlabamaTulaneAthletic Park • New Orleans, LAALA 6–01,000December 4AlabamaPensacola Athletic ClubPensacola, FLW 10–5

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team compiled by John de Saulles included: PositionNameTeamQBJohn ScarbroughSewaneeHBHonus CraigVanderbiltHBWillard SteeleCumberlandFBHumphrey FoyAuburnEJones BeeneTennesseeTLob BrownGeorgia TechGHenry D. PhillipsSewaneeCStein StoneVanderbiltGInnis BrownVanderbiltTPuss DerrickClemsonEEd HamiltonVanderbilt

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