1904 Michigan Wolverines football team
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The 1904 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan
in the 1904 college football season
. In the team's fourth season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a perfect 10–0 record and outscored opponents 567–22. The 1904 team was the fourth of Yost's legendary "Point-a-Minute" teams. Michigan's games were of varying length from 22½ minutes to 70 minutes. Over the course of ten games, Michigan played 476 minutes of football and averaged a point scored for every 50.3 seconds played. The team included future College Football Hall of Fame
inductee Willie Heston
, who scored 20 touchdowns for 100 points that season; touchdowns were worth five points under 1904 rules.
on October 1 with a 33–0 win over Cleveland
's Case School of Applied Science
. The game was played in 20-minute halves, and the Wolverines scored 22 points in the first half. Numerous substitutions were made at half-time, and the backup players added 11 points in the second half. Fullback
Frank Longman
scored three touchdowns in the game, and Willie Heston
, Walter Rheinschild
, and Joe Curtis
scored one touchdown each. Tom Hammond
converted three extra point kicks. Heston's touchdown came on a 75-yard run. Case managed only one first down in the game.
The Michigan players appearing in the game were: John Garrels
(left end), Joe Curtis (left tackle), Henry Schulte
(left guard), Ted Hammond (starting center), Germany Schulz
(right guard), Roy Beechler (starting right tackle and substitute at center), Smull (substitute at right tackle), Tom Hammond (starting right end), Harry Patrick (substitute at right end), Fred Norcross (starting quarterback and substitute at right halfback), Walter Becker (substitute at quarterback), Willie Heston (starting left halfback), William Dennison Clark (substitute at left halfback), Ted Stuart (starting right halfback), James DePree (substitute at right halfback), Frank Longman (starting fullback), and Walter Rheinschild (substitute at fullback).
, 38–0, in a game consisting of halves of 20 and 15 minutes. Willie Heston scored three touchdowns and had runs of 45, 32, 35 and 30 yards.
, 95–0, in a game consisting of two 20-minute halves. Heston scored six touchdowns and had long touchdown runs of 65, 70, 85 and 65 yards.
, 31–6, in a game consisting of 30-minute halves in Columbus, Ohio
. Heston scored three touchdowns, bringing his season total to 16.
. In a short game consisting of 25 and 20-minute halves, Michigan outscored West Virginia, 130–0. With 22 touchdowns in 45 minutes of play, the Wolverines scored a touchdown every two minutes. Joe Curtis led the scoring with 49 points on six touchdowns (five points each) and 19 extra point kicks. For the first time in the 1904 season, Heston did not score.
. Michigan won the game, 28–0. Heston and Carter each scored two touchdowns, and Norcross added another.
by a score of 36–4. The game was played in two 25-minute halves. Curtis led the scoring with 16 points on two touchdowns and six extra point kicks. Willie Heston did not play in the game.
on November 12. The game, played in 35-minute halves, featured several College Football Hall of Fame
inductees, including Walter Eckersall
and Hugo Bezdek
for Chicago and Willie Heston and Germany Schulz for Michigan. Heston, Eckersall and Bezdek each scored single touchdowns, but the lead scorer was Michigan's Tom Hammond with 17 points on three touchdowns and two extra points. Heston finished the season with 20 touchdowns for 100 points.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the 1904 college football season
1904 college football season
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 national champions....
. In the team's fourth season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a perfect 10–0 record and outscored opponents 567–22. The 1904 team was the fourth of Yost's legendary "Point-a-Minute" teams. Michigan's games were of varying length from 22½ minutes to 70 minutes. Over the course of ten games, Michigan played 476 minutes of football and averaged a point scored for every 50.3 seconds played. The team included future College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
inductee Willie Heston
Willie Heston
William Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North...
, who scored 20 touchdowns for 100 points that season; touchdowns were worth five points under 1904 rules.
Schedule
Michigan 33, Case 0
Michigan opened the 1904 college football season1904 college football season
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 national champions....
on October 1 with a 33–0 win over Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
's Case School of Applied Science
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
. The game was played in 20-minute halves, and the Wolverines scored 22 points in the first half. Numerous substitutions were made at half-time, and the backup players added 11 points in the second half. Fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
Frank Longman
Frank Longman
-External links:...
scored three touchdowns in the game, and Willie Heston
Willie Heston
William Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North...
, Walter Rheinschild
Walter Rheinschild
Walter Meadowfield Rheinschild , known also by the nicknames "Rheiny" and "Rhino", was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Michigan in 1904, 1905, and 1907, and was once "rated as the highest salaried amateur athlete in the business." He later coached for...
, and Joe Curtis
Joe Curtis
Joseph S. "Big Joe" Curtis was an American football player and coach. While playing for the University of Michigan, he was selected as a first-team All-Western tackle three consecutive years from 1904–1906 and as an All-American in 1904 and 1905...
scored one touchdown each. Tom Hammond
Thomas S. Hammond
Thomas Stevens "Tom" or "T.S." Hammond was an American business and political leader, soldier and football player and coach. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1903, 1904 and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan. In 1906, he served as the head coach...
converted three extra point kicks. Heston's touchdown came on a 75-yard run. Case managed only one first down in the game.
The Michigan players appearing in the game were: John Garrels
John Garrels
John Garrels was an American athlete who excelled in the 110 metres hurdles, discus throw, shot put, and as a fullback and end in American football....
(left end), Joe Curtis (left tackle), Henry Schulte
Henry Schulte
Henry Frank Schulte was an American football player and coach and also a college track and field coach...
(left guard), Ted Hammond (starting center), Germany Schulz
Germany Schulz
Adolph George "Germany" Schulz was an All-American American football center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1904 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1908. While playing at Michigan, Schulz is credited with having invented the spiral snap and with developing the practice of standing behind the...
(right guard), Roy Beechler (starting right tackle and substitute at center), Smull (substitute at right tackle), Tom Hammond (starting right end), Harry Patrick (substitute at right end), Fred Norcross (starting quarterback and substitute at right halfback), Walter Becker (substitute at quarterback), Willie Heston (starting left halfback), William Dennison Clark (substitute at left halfback), Ted Stuart (starting right halfback), James DePree (substitute at right halfback), Frank Longman (starting fullback), and Walter Rheinschild (substitute at fullback).
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Longman | Fullback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rheinschild | Fullback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Hammond | Right end | No | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | |||
Michigan 48, Ohio Northern 0
In the second game of the 1904 season, Michigan defeated Ohio NorthernOhio Northern University
Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister...
, 38–0, in a game consisting of halves of 20 and 15 minutes. Willie Heston scored three touchdowns and had runs of 45, 32, 35 and 30 yards.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Hammond | Right end | Yes | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| H. Hammond | Fullback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Clark | Fullback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hal Weeks | Right halfback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 48 | |||
Michigan 95, Kalamazoo 0
In the third game of the season, Michigan defeated Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the college is among the 100 oldest in the country. Today, it produces more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than any other U.S...
, 95–0, in a game consisting of two 20-minute halves. Heston scored six touchdowns and had long touchdown runs of 65, 70, 85 and 65 yards.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| H. Hammond | Fullback | Yes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tom Hammond | Right tackle | Yes | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Patrick | Left tackle | No | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hal Weeks | Right halfback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Clark | Right end | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Schulte | Center | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 95 | |||
Michigan 72, Physicians & Surgeons 0
In the fourth game of the season, Michigan defeated the Physicians & Surgeons team 72–0 in a short mid-week game lasting only 22½ minutes, a 15-minute first half and a 7½ minute second half. Quarterback Fred Norcross scored four touchdowns, and Heston scored three. Norcross had touchdown runs of 67, 35 and 90 yards.| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Tom Hammond | Right tackle | Yes | 2 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Norcross | Quarterback | Yes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Clark | Right end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| H. Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 72 | |||
Michigan 31, Ohio State 6
Michigan defeated Ohio State1904 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1904 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1904....
, 31–6, in a game consisting of 30-minute halves in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. Heston scored three touchdowns, bringing his season total to 16.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Hammond | Right tackle | Yes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| H. Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 | |||
Michigan 72, American Medical School 0
For its sixth game of the season, Michigan played a short mid-week game against the American Medical School. The game consisted of a 20-minute first half and a 3½ minute second half. Right halfback Clark led the scoring with four touchdowns. Weeks scored three touchdowns. Heston was limited to a single touchdown.| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Clark | Right halfback | Yes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Hal Weeks | Fullback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Magoffin | Left halfback | No | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Carter | Right guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rheinschild | Left end | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Patrick | Left tackle | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 0 | 72 | |||
Michigan 130, West Virginia 0
Michigan played its seventh game against Coach Yost's alma mater, West VirginiaWest Virginia Mountaineers football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...
. In a short game consisting of 25 and 20-minute halves, Michigan outscored West Virginia, 130–0. With 22 touchdowns in 45 minutes of play, the Wolverines scored a touchdown every two minutes. Joe Curtis led the scoring with 49 points on six touchdowns (five points each) and 19 extra point kicks. For the first time in the 1904 season, Heston did not score.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 6 | 19 | 0 | 49 |
| Norcross | Quarterback | Yes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Clark | Fullback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Magoffin | Right halfback | Yes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Graham | Right tackle | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Patrick | Right tackle | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| H. Hammond | Right end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Schulte | Left guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carter | Right guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Becker | Quarterback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 22 | 20 | 0 | 130 | |||
Michigan 28, Wisconsin 0
Michigan played its first full-length game (two 35-minute halves) of the season against WisconsinWisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
. Michigan won the game, 28–0. Heston and Carter each scored two touchdowns, and Norcross added another.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Carter | Right guard | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Norcross | Quarterback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 28 | |||
Michigan 36, Drake 4
In its ninth game, Michigan defeated the team from DrakeDrake Bulldogs football
The Drake Bulldogs football program represents Drake University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Drake began competing in intercollegiate football in 1893.-Historic 1922 season:...
by a score of 36–4. The game was played in two 25-minute halves. Curtis led the scoring with 16 points on two touchdowns and six extra point kicks. Willie Heston did not play in the game.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Carter | Right guard | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Stuart | Right end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 36 | |||
Michigan 22, Chicago 12
Michigan concluded an undefeated season with a 22–12 win over the University of ChicagoChicago Maroons football
The Chicago Maroons are the college football team representing the University of Chicago. The Maroons play in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association. From 1892 to 1939, the Maroons were a major college football power...
on November 12. The game, played in 35-minute halves, featured several College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
inductees, including Walter Eckersall
Walter Eckersall
Walter "Eckie" Eckersall was an American football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.-Early life:...
and Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Bezdek
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech-American sports figure who played American football and was a coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon , the University of Arkansas , Penn State University , and Delaware Valley College...
for Chicago and Willie Heston and Germany Schulz for Michigan. Heston, Eckersall and Bezdek each scored single touchdowns, but the lead scorer was Michigan's Tom Hammond with 17 points on three touchdowns and two extra points. Heston finished the season with 20 touchdowns for 100 points.
| Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Tom Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Heston | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | -- | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |||
Letter winners
| Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown |
| Charles B. Carter Charles B. Carter Charles Blanchard "Babe" Carter was an American football player, lawyer and politician. He was the starting right guard on the University of Michigan's 1902 and 1904 "Point-a-Minute" football teams that compiled a record of 21–0 and outscored opponents 1,211 to 34... |
Right guard | 8 | Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, Maine Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine... |
| William Dennison Clark William Dennison Clark William Dennison "Denny" Clark was an American football player. He played for the University of Michigan from 1903 to 1905. He was blamed for Michigan's 1905 loss to the University of Chicago, which ended the Wolverines' 56-game unbeaten streak... |
Left end Right end Fullback Right halfback |
2 2 1 1 |
Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
| Joe Curtis Joe Curtis Joseph S. "Big Joe" Curtis was an American football player and coach. While playing for the University of Michigan, he was selected as a first-team All-Western tackle three consecutive years from 1904–1906 and as an All-American in 1904 and 1905... |
Left tackle | 10 | Brooklyn, New York |
| Walter D. Graham Walter D. Graham Walter DeWitt "Octy" Graham was an American football player. He played for the University of Michigan from 1904 to 1907 and was one of the leading players on the famed "Point-a-Minute" teams of 1904 and 1905.... |
Right tackle | 6 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Harry S. Hammond Harry S. Hammond Harry Stevens Hammond was an American football player and businessman. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1904 to 1907. He later had a career in business with the Pressed Steel Car Company and the National Tube Co.-Early years:Hammond was born in Crown Point, New York... |
Right end Fullback Right halfback |
4 2 2 |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Tom Hammond Thomas S. Hammond Thomas Stevens "Tom" or "T.S." Hammond was an American business and political leader, soldier and football player and coach. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1903, 1904 and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan. In 1906, he served as the head coach... |
Right tackle Right end Right halfback |
3 3 3 |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Willie Heston Willie Heston William Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North... |
Left halfback | 9 | Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass, Oregon -Rogue River:The Rogue River runs through Grants Pass.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile . By 2008,... |
| Frank Longman Frank Longman -External links:... |
Fullback | 4 | Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
| Fred Norcross | Quarterback | 10 | Menominee, Michigan Menominee, Michigan Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba... |
| Henry Schulte Henry Schulte Henry Frank Schulte was an American football player and coach and also a college track and field coach... |
Left guard Center |
7 3 |
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
| Germany Schulz Germany Schulz Adolph George "Germany" Schulz was an All-American American football center for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1904 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1908. While playing at Michigan, Schulz is credited with having invented the spiral snap and with developing the practice of standing behind the... |
Center Left guard Right guard |
5 3 2 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana... |
| Theodore M. Stuart | Right end Right halfback |
1 1 |
Chariton, Iowa Chariton, Iowa Chariton is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,573 at the 2000 census. It is the primary distribution center for, and former corporate seat of, the Hy-Vee supermarket chain.-History:... |
| Harold Weeks | Fullback Left end |
3 2 |
Allegan, Michigan Allegan, Michigan Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
Scoring leaders
| Player | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
| Willie Heston | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Tom Hammond | 6 | 42 | 4 | |88 |
| Joe Curtis | 11 | 31 | 0 | |86 |
| Fred Norcross | 10 | 0 | 0 | |50 |
| Harry Hammond | 10 | 0 | 0 | |50 |
| Wm. Clark | 10 | 0 | 0 | |50 |
| Charles Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | |30 |
| Harold Weeks | 5 | 0 | 0 | |25 |
| Harry Patrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | |20 |
| Paul Magoffin | 3 | 3 | 0 | |18 |
| Frank Longman | 3 | 0 | 0 | |15 |
| Walter Rheinschild | 2 | 0 | 0 | |10 |
| Henry Schulte | 2 | 0 | 0 | |10 |
| Walter Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | |5 |
| Walter Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | |5 |
| Ted Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0 | |5 |
Reserves and non-letter winners
- Charles W. Anderson, Albion, MichiganAlbion, MichiganAlbion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Harry S. Bartlett, Detroit, Michigan
- Walter Cooley Becker, Chicago, Illinois
- Roy Beechler, Ithaca, New YorkIthaca, New YorkThe city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
- started 1 game at right tackle - Carl Bergin, Lowell, MichiganLowell, MichiganLowell is a city in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,013. The city is in the northern portion of Lowell Township, but is politically independent...
- Charles A. Briggs, Red Oak, IowaRed Oak, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,742 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,887 housing units, of which 2,406 were occupied....
- Albert R. Chandler, Salem, MassachusettsSalem, MassachusettsSalem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
- William Cole, Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
- James DePree, Holland, MichiganHolland, MichiganHolland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
- Robert M. Drysdale, Wooster, OhioWooster, OhioWooster is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Wayne County. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio approximately SSW of Cleveland and SW of Akron. Wooster is noted as the location of The College of Wooster...
- George Palmer Edmonds, Wayne, MichiganWayne, MichiganWayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 17,593...
- William J. Embs, Escanaba, MichiganEscanaba, MichiganEscanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...
- Albert de Valois Evans, Cheboygan, MichiganCheboygan, MichiganCheboygan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,295. It is the county seat of Cheboygan County....
- John GarrelsJohn GarrelsJohn Garrels was an American athlete who excelled in the 110 metres hurdles, discus throw, shot put, and as a fullback and end in American football....
, left end, Detroit, Michigan - started 6 games at left end - Edward P. "Ted" Hammond, Detroit, Michigan - started 2 games at center
- Ben Harris, Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
- Jesse R. Langley, Alva, OklahomaAlva, OklahomaAlva is a city in Woods County, Oklahoma, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 4,945 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woods County....
- John F. Lewis, Covington, IndianaCovington, IndianaCovington is a city located on the western edge of Fountain County, Indiana. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Fountain County.-Geography:Covington is located at ....
- Jay Mack LoveJay Mack Love-External links:...
, Arkansas City, KansasArkansas City, KansasArkansas City is a city situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers in the southwestern part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,415.... - Paul MagoffinPaul MagoffinPaul Parker "Maggie" Magoffin was an American football player. He played left halfback for Fielding H. Yost's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, and was captain of the 1907 team...
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
- started 3 games at right halfback - William Joseph Miller, Escanaba, MichiganEscanaba, MichiganEscanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...
- Fred B. Newton, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
- Harry E. Patrick, Detroit, Michigan - started 1 game at left halfback
- Duncan H. Pierce, Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
- Walter RheinschildWalter RheinschildWalter Meadowfield Rheinschild , known also by the nicknames "Rheiny" and "Rhino", was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Michigan in 1904, 1905, and 1907, and was once "rated as the highest salaried amateur athlete in the business." He later coached for...
, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... - Mason Rumney, Detroit, Michigan
- Reuben S. Schmidt, Los Angeles, California
- Charles Smoyer, Wadsworth, OhioWadsworth, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,437 people, 7,276 households, and 5,144 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,940.5 people per square mile . There were 7,613 housing units at an average density of 801.3/sq mi...
- Edward G. Weeks, Allegan, MichiganAllegan, MichiganAllegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous....
- Roswell Murray Wendell, Detroit, Michigan
- Harry A. Workman, Chicago, Illinois
Awards and honors
- Captain: Willie HestonWillie HestonWilliam Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North...
- All-American1904 College Football All-America TeamThe 1904 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams included Collier's Weekly selected by Walter Camp.-Key:...
s: Willie HestonWillie HestonWilliam Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North...
(as selected by Walter CampWalter CampWalter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
, New York Evening Telegram, and Fred LowenthalFred LowenthalFred Lowenthal was an American football player, coach, sportswriter, and attorney. He served as head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1904, along with Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, and Clyde Matthews, and alone in 1905, compiling a record of 14–6–1...
); Joe CurtisJoe CurtisJoseph S. "Big Joe" Curtis was an American football player and coach. While playing for the University of Michigan, he was selected as a first-team All-Western tackle three consecutive years from 1904–1906 and as an All-American in 1904 and 1905...
(as selected by Fred Lowenthal) - All-Western: Willie HestonWillie HestonWilliam Martin "Willie" Heston was an American football player and coach. He played halfback at San Jose State University and the University of Michigan. Heston was the head football coach for Drake University in 1905 and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now North...
(Chicago Record-HeraldChicago Record HeraldThe Chicago Record Herald was a newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois from 1901 until 1914. It was the successor to the Chicago Morning Herald, the Chicago Times Herald and the Chicago Record. It was succeeded by the Chicago Herald Examiner....
, Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Detroit Free PressDetroit Free PressThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
, Detroit TribuneDetroit TribuneThe Detroit Tribune a newspaper in Detroit, Michigan was started as the Daily Tribune in 1849 and used the name until 1862. In 1862 the Tribune joined with the Daily Advertiser which then subsequently absorbed other papers, becoming the Advertiser and Tribune. It acquired new management, including...
), Tom HammondThomas S. HammondThomas Stevens "Tom" or "T.S." Hammond was an American business and political leader, soldier and football player and coach. He played football for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1903, 1904 and 1905 "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan. In 1906, he served as the head coach...
(Chicago Record-Herald, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press), Frank LongmanFrank Longman-External links:...
(Chicago Record-Herald, Detroit Free Press, Detroit Tribune), Joe Curtis (Chicago Record-Herald, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Tribune), Carter (Detroit Tribune)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Fielding H. Yost
- Assistant coach: William C. "King" Cole
- Trainer: Keene FitzpatrickKeene FitzpatrickKeene Fitzpatrick was a track coach, athletic trainer, professor of physical training and gymnasium director for 42 years at Yale University , the University of Michigan , and Princeton University...
- Graduate director of athletics: Charles A. BairdCharles A. BairdCharles A. Baird was an American football manager, university athletic director, and banker.He was the manager of the University of Michigan football team from 1893 to 1895 and the school's first athletic director from 1898 to 1909. During his time as Michigan's athletic director, he was...
- Manager: A.H. Montgomery
External links
- 1904 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History
- Michigan Alumnus, 1904–1905 - includes accounts of each game
- 1905 Michiganensian - University of Michigan yearbook for the 1904–1905 academic year