1904 Delaware football team

American college football season

1904 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		7	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		5	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		2	–	0	–	1
Davidson		–		6	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina		–		5	–	2	–	2
Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		3	–	1	–	2
West Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		5	–	3	–	0
George Washington		–		4	–	2	–	2
Arkansas		–		4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma		–		4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina		–		4	–	3	–	1
Stetson		–		2	–	2	–	0
Central Oklahoma		–		2	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky University		–		3	–	4	–	0
Grant		–		2	–	3	–	0
Florida State College		–		2	–	3	–	0
Maryland		–		2	–	4	–	2
East Florida Seminary		–		1	–	2	–	0
Goldey College		–		1	–	2	–	0
Baylor		–		2	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Industrial		–		1	–	4	–	0
TCU		–		1	–	4	–	1
Delaware		–		1	–	5	–	1
Kendall		–		0	–	2	–	1
Rollins		–		0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum		–		0	–	2	–	0
Florida at Lake City		–		0	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M		–		0	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Docs		–		0	–	7	–	0

The 1904 Delaware football team represented Delaware College—now known as the University of Delaware–as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Nathan Mannakee, Delaware compiled a record of 1–5–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 8		at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	L 0–4
October 15		at Swarthmore	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–41
October 22		at Fordham		L 0–12
October 29		at Seton Hall	South Orange, NJ	L 0–26
November 5		at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	T 6–6
November 11		at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–17
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Maryland	Newark, DE	W 18–0
All times are in Eastern time

"Broken Rib and Broken Collarbone in the Game". The Sun. October 23, 1904 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delaware played tie game with Rutgers". The Evening Journal. November 7, 1904. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Haverford Defeats Delaware College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Foot Ball To-Day". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 24, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Delaware Wins From Maryland". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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