1904 Florida State College football team

1904 Florida State College football
State Champions
Conference Independent
1904 record 2–3
Head coach Jack Forsythe
Assistant coach Jock Hanvey

The 1904 Florida State College football team represented the Florida State College in the sport of American football during the 1904 college football season.[1] This was not the modern Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University, which began play in 1947, but its pre-Buckman Act predecessor institution. The team posted a 2–3 record, but were state champions with a defeat of Stetson and the University of Florida.[2][3][4]

The team's coach was Jack Forsythe, later the first head coach of the Florida Gators. Jock Hanvey assisted the team.[5] The team clinched the title with the defeat of Stetson.[6]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 8, 1904 at Georgia Tech Piedmont Park • Atlanta, GA L 0–35  
October 21, 1904 University of Florida Lake City, Florida W 23–0  
October 29, 1904 at Savannah A. A. Savannah, Georgia L 0–6  
November 5, 1904 at Jacksonville Consolidated Jacksonville, Florida L 0–6  
November 24, 1904 Stetson Tallahassee, Florida W 18–6  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Techs Crush Florida Team". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Florida State University".
  3. ↑ "Florida State College (1901-1905) - Florida State University History - Research Guides at The Florida State University".
  4. ↑ "F. S. U. ONE TIME A HISTORY OF SEMINOLE FOOTBALL".
  5. ↑ "Strong Teams In the South". Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida Schedule Ready". Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved September 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "FSU Football - Pre 1947".
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