1904 University of Florida Blue and White football team
| 1904 University of Florida Blue and White football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1904 record | 0–5 |
| Head coach | Marvin O. Bridges |
| Captain | Bernard Bridges |
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The 1904 University of Florida White and Blue football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1904 college football season. This was not the modern Florida Gators of the University of Florida in Gainesville, which begins in 1906, but one of its four predecessor institutions: a school previously known as Florida Agricultural College, based in Lake City. The team played several major colleges, including Mike Donahue's first year coaching Auburn and John Heisman's first coaching Georgia Tech, failing to post a win.
A team from Florida was slated for its first major schedule.
The season opened with a 29–0 loss to Alabama. Touchdowns were scored by William LaFayette Ward (2), Chamberlain, Auxford Burks and Frank Clark.
The starting lineup was: Weller (left end), Buck (left tackle), T. Cason (left guard), Keene (center), Bratton (right guard), T. McGuire (right tackle), B. H. Bridges (right end), McDonnell (quarterback), R. Cason (left halfback), B. T. Bridges (right halfback), C. McGuire (fullback).
The October 4, 1904 game against the University of Florida was considered a practice game by Auburn and is not included in the official record of 5–0 for the season.
Florida and Georgia do not agree on when the Florida–Georgia rivalry began. The University of Georgia's athletic department counts the 1904 match. The game was held in Macon, Georgia, and Georgia won 52–0. UGA sports historian Dan Magill sums up Georgia's attitude: "That's where Florida was back then. We can't help it if they got run out of [Lake City]."
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