FEATURED GAME
Beat Iowa State
10
vs
6
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 4
Football History
Season Snapshot 1904 at a glance
1904 Iowa Football
7-4
Overall
0-3
Western
John Chalmers
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
4
Coe, Cornell College, Drake, Grinnell
Power rating
+9.7
Simple Rating System — #34 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
88
vs Cornell College on Oct 1
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Coe (17-0)
Closest game
4-point win
vs Iowa State (10-6)
Biggest win
by 88
vs Cornell College (88-0)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
4
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
6-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat Drake
17
vs
0
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Augustana (South Dakota)
33
vs
2
Wire-to-wire control — won by 31
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Cornell College
88
vs
0
Wire-to-wire control — won by 88
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEROES GAME
Faced Nebraska
6
vs
17
Trophy game came up just short
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Faced Minnesota
0
vs
11
Trophy game came up just short
Compare This Team
See how the 1904 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1904 Schedule 11 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Home Coe | 17–0 | W |
| Sep 27 | Home Augustana (South Dakota) | 33–2 | W |
| Oct 1 | Home Cornell College | 88–0 | W |
| Oct 6 | Away Drake | 17–0 | W |
| Oct 15 | Away Chicago | 0–39 | L |
| Oct 22 | Home Northern Iowa | 11–5 | W |
| Oct 29 | Home Iowa State | 10–6 | W |
| Nov 5 | Away Nebraska | 6–17 | L |
| Nov 12 | Home Grinnell | 69–0 | W |
| Nov 19 | Away Illinois | 0–29 | L |
| Nov 24 | Home Minnesota | 0–11 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 24 | Coe | W 17–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27 | Augustana (South Dakota) | W 33–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 1 | Cornell College | W 88–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 6 | @ Drake | W 17–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15 | @ Chicago | L 0–39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22 | UNI | W 11–5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29 | Iowa State | W 10–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5 | @ Nebraska | L 6–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 12 | Grinnell | W 69–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | @ Illinois | L 0–29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 24 | Minnesota | L 0–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1904 Roster
Roster not yet imported for this season.
1904 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM