1904 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1904 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah Agricultural College (later renamed Utah State University) as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their third season under head coach George P. Campbell, the Aggies compiled a 4–8 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 253 to 63.[1]

1904 Utah Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
1904 record4–8
Head coachGeorge P. Campbell (3rd season)
Home stadiumU.A.C. gridiron
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 season featured a three-week trip to the west coast during which the Aggies played and lost five road games against Washington (0–45), Oregon Agricultural (0–45), Multnomah Athletic Club (0-29), Stanford (0-57), and Nevada (5-24).[1][2] Prior to 1904, the Aggies had never played a game outside the state of Utah and had never played more than six games in a season.[1]

Fullback Roy Egbert was one of the bright spots in the Aggies' 1904 season. At the end of the season, he was chosen by his teammates to be captain of the 1905 team.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Ogden High School
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 21–0[4][5]
October 8Salt Lake High School
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
W 5–0[6]
October 17Montana
  • U.A.C. gridiron
  • Logan, UT
L 0–5[7]
October 22at WashingtonSeattle, WAL 0–45[8]
October 26at Oregon AgriculturalCorvallis, ORL 0–45[9]
October 29at Multnomah Athletic ClubPortland, ORL 0–29[10]
November 5at StanfordStanford, CAL 0–57[11]
November 9at Nevada State
  • Evans Field
  • Reno, NV
L 5–24[12]
November 19at Utah
L 0–43[13]
at Idaho StatePocatello, IDW 10–0[1]
Idaho StateLogan, UTW 22–0[1]
at Montana StateBozeman, MTL 0–5[1]
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References
  1. "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 188, 195.
  2. "Aggies on Long Trip: Utah Champions Play Four Leading Coast Teams in Next Three Weeks". The Salt Lake Herald. October 20, 1904. p. 7.
  3. "New Captain for Aggies: Team Selects Fullback Roy Egbert for Chief". The Salt Lake Herald. December 1, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Logan Aggies Defeat Ogden: Giant Champions Too Heavy for High School Boys". The Salt Lake Herald. October 2, 1904. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Aggies Win First Game: Wallop O.H.S. to the tune of 21 to 0". The Logan Republican. October 5, 1904. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "One Touchdown Made by Aggies: High School Does Creditable Work Against Champions". The Salt Lake Herald. October 9, 1904. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Montana Beats Logan Aggies". The Salt Lake Herald. October 18, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Utah Aggies Are Shut Out: Were Dead Easy for Washingtonians". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 23, 1904. p. Sporting 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Aggies Again Beaten: Farmer Students of Oregon Were Too Much for the Logan Contingent". The Salt Lake Herald. October 27, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Utah Aggies Again Beaten: Oregonians Too Strong for Utahns". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1904. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cardinal Defeats Utah: Visitors Are Unable to Withstand Onslaught of Stanford Men, the Score Being 57 to 0". The San Francisco Call. November 6, 1904. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Nevada Clearly Outclassed the Visiting Team in Slow Contest Yesterday". Nevada State Journal. November 10, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "U. of U. Beats Aggies in Gridiron Battle". The Salt Lake Herald. November 20, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.


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