1904 Swarthmore Quakers football team explained

Year:1904
Team:Swarthmore Quakers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–3
Head Coach:George H. Brooke
Hc Year:6th
Captain:Bower (left end)
Stadium:Whittier Field

The 1904 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1904 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 187 to 28. George H. Brooke was the head coach[1] [2]

The team featured drop kicker Wilmer G. Crowell.[3] He made a 40-yard field goal against Lehigh, and 55-yard and 48-yard field goals against Franklin & Marshall.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1904 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. September 9, 2020. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. en.
  2. Web site: 2015-09-10. Team Records Game by Game. 2020-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910141335/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=3142&year=1904. 2015-09-10.
  3. News: W. G. CROWELL DIES;! FOOTBALL REFEREE; Ex-Head of Eastern Officials Was Noted as Drop-Kicker at Swarthmore, and as Coach. The New York Times. 24 August 1943.
  4. Web site: The Official Football Guide. 1923.