The 1904 Stanford football team represented

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was in his second year as head coach of the team, which played its home games at Stanford Field in

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. Stanford allowed only 10 points all season—in two 5–0 losses—and did not allow a point in seven victories and one scoreless tie.Results from The five consecutive wins at the end of the season, combined with eight consecutive wins in the 1905 season, stood as Stanford's longest winning streak for more than 100 years; it was tied by the

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teams, and broken by the

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teams. The game against

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. Stanford defeated California 18–0 at

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