The 1904 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan, Minnesota, and Penn as having been selected national champions.
1904 was a big year for the South. It was the first year for: Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt, Mike Donahue at Auburn, and John Heisman at Georgia Tech.
Conference and program changes Membership changes School 1903 Conference 1904 ConferenceSouthwest Texas State Normal footballProgram Established Independent
Conference standings Major conference standings
Independents
Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationAlbion 5–0 Ohio Athletic Conference Case 4–0
Minor conference standings
Awards and honors
All-Americans
The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBVince Stevenson5'10"148Jr.PennQBFoster RockwellSr.VermontYaleHBDaniel HurleyJr.Charlestown, MassachusettsHarvardHBWillie Heston5'8"190Sr.Grant's Pass, OregonMichiganFBWalter Eckersall5'7"141So.Chicago, IllinoisChicagoFBAndy SmithSr.Du Bois, PennsylvaniaPennFBHenry TorneyJr.ArmyETom Shevlin5'10"195Jr.Minneapolis, MinnesotaYaleTJames Hogan5'10"210Sr.YaleGFrank PiekarskiSr.Nanticoke, PennsylvaniaPennGJoseph GilmanExeter, New HampshireDartmouthCArthur TiptonSr.Las Vegas, New Mexico TerritoryArmyGRalph KinneySr.YaleTJames CooneySo.PrincetonEFred SpeikSr.Stockton, CaliforniaChicago
Statistical leaders Team scoring most points: Minnesota, 725 to 12. Rushing leader: Willie Heston, Michigan, 686 Rushing avg. leader: Willie Heston, 12.7 Rushing touchdowns leader: Willie Heston, 21
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