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1904 Washington Agricultural football team

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1904 Washington Agricultural football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainClyde Gill
Home stadiumRogers Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah     7 1 0
Stanford     7 2 1
California     6 1 1
USC     6 1 0
Oregon     5 3 0
Tempe Normal     4 0 0
Wyoming     4 1 1
Washington     4 2 1
Arizona     3 1 2
Oregon Agricultural     4 2 0
Montana     3 2 0
Nevada State     3 3 0
Washington Agricultural     2 2 0
New Mexico A&M     1 2 1
Utah Agricultural     4 8 0

The 1904 Washington Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented Washington Agricultural College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by head coach Everett Sweeley, the team compiled a record of 2–2.[1][2][3]

In early 1904, Paul Rader was appointed as football coach at Washington Agricultural College.[4] However, by the summer of 1904, the school's administrators could not locate Rader, who was working as a pastor at a church in Boston, and began negotiations with James N. Ashmore, who had coached the 1903 Washington Agricultural football team, to return in 1904.[5] Sweeley was ultimately hired to coach the team.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21IdahoPullman, WA (rivalry)L 0–51,500[7]
October 29at WashingtonL 6–121,000[8][9]
November 16at MontanaMissoula, MTW 6–5[10]
November 24at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAW 34–41,000

References

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  1. ^ "Football at the W.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 23, 1904. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Despondent at Pullman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 21, 1904. p. 3.
  3. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "W. A. C. Gets Coach Rader". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. March 9, 1904. p. 12. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cannot Locate Rader". The Tacoma Daily News. Tacoma, Washington. July 23, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sweely[sic] Will Coach W. A. C." The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 18, 1904. p. 2B. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Montana to meet Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 22, 1904. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Pullman and Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 29, 1904. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Bring big teams here: W.A.C. loses". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (column 5). October 31, 1904. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Will not play M.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 15, 1904. p. 5.