1904 Ohio Northern football team

The 1904 Ohio Northern football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Northern University during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 471 to 98. The team averaged nearly 50 points per game but was shut out by Michigan.[1][2]

1904 Ohio Northern football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     10 0 0
Bethany (KS)     7 0 0
Northern Illinois State     5 0 0
Missouri State Normal     2 0 0
Haskell     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     8 1 0
Cincinnati     7 1 0
Butler     6 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Kansas     8 1 1
DePauw     8 2 0
Iowa State     7 2 0
Ohio Northern     7 2 1
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Marquette     5 2 0
Nebraska     7 3 0
Detroit College     4 2 0
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Notre Dame     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 1
Western Illinois     6 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 1
Drake     5 4 0
Carthage     0 0 2
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
Wabash     4 4 0
Fairmount     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 5 1
Ohio Medical     2 4 2
Washington University     4 7 0
Ohio     2 4 1
Missouri     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Kansas State     1 6 0
American Medical     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Lima St. Mary's AAW 117–0
October 1Fort Wayne MedicalW 75–0
October 5at MichiganL 0–48[3]
October 8at Michigan AgriculturalL 6–28
October 22Ohio WesleyanW 34–6[4]
October 29Western ReserveAda, OHT 5–5
November 5OtterbeinAda, OHW 42–0
November 12at Fort Wayne College of MedicineFort Wayne, INW 18–0600[5]
November 19Ohio MedicalW 23–11
November 24at College of Physicians & Surgeons ChicagoAda, OHW 151–0[6]

References

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  1. ^ "History & Records" (PDF). Ohio Northern. Ohio Northern University. 2020. p. 24. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Records Game by Game". College Football Data Warehouse. September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Got Close To Fifty Points". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wesleyan Went Down to Ohio Northern". The Sandusky Star-Journal. October 24, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Medics Play Great Game Though Beaten". Fort Wayne Sentinel. November 14, 1904. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Highest Score". The Lima News. November 25, 1904. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.