1904 Washington Agricultural football team

1904 Washington Agricultural football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2
Head coach	Everett Sweeley (1st season)
Captain	Clyde Gill
Home stadium	Rogers Field

1904 Far West college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 21	Idaho	Pullman, WA (rivalry)	L 0–5	1,500	[7]
October 29	at Washington	Denny Field Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 6–12	1,000	[8][9]
November 16	at Montana	Missoula, MT	W 6–5		[10]
November 24	at Whitman	Walla Walla, WA	W 34–4	1,000

References

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. 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 .
5. "Cannot Locate Rader". The Tacoma Daily News. Tacoma, Washington. July 23, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
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.