1904 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1904 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–3 (0–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJames Bush
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 0 0 13 0 0
Michigan + 2 0 0 10 0 0
Chicago 5 1 1 10 1 1
Illinois 3 1 1 9 2 1
Northwestern 1 2 0 8 2 0
Purdue 1 2 0 9 3 0
Iowa 0 3 0 7 4 0
Wisconsin 0 3 0 5 3 0
Indiana 0 3 0 6 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1904 Western Conference football season. Led by Arthur Hale Curtis in his second and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Western Conference. The team's captain was James Bush.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Michigan vs Wisconsin 1904
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Fort Sheridan*W 45–0
October 8Marquette*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 33–0
October 15vs. Notre Dame*Milwaukee, WIW 58–0
October 22Drake*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 82–0[2]
October 29Michigan
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2811,000
November 5Beloit*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 36–0
November 12at MinnesotaL 0–2818,000
November 24at ChicagoL 11–18
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Drake Makes a Plucky Fight". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 23, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.