1905 Cornell Big Red football team

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1905 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
1905 record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Costello
Home stadiumPercy Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Eastern college football independents records
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   10 – 0 – 0
Penn   –   12 – 0 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 0 – 1
Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   10 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   8 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Carlisle   –   10 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 2 – 0
Amherst   –   3 – 1 – 2
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Vermont   –   6 – 4 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 3 – 2
Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 7 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 6 – 0
Geneva   –   4 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 4 – 2
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1905 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1905 college football season. In their fourth, non-consecutive season under head coach Pop Warner, the Big Red compiled a 6–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 173 to 59.[1][2] Two Cornell players received honors on the 1905 College Football All-America Team: guard Elmer Thompson (Walter Camp, 2nd team);[3] and George Walder (New York Globe).[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Hamilton
W 5–0
September 30 Colgate
W 12–11
October 4 Hobart
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 28–0
October 7 Bucknell
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 24–0
October 21 Western University of Pennsylvania
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 30–02,200+[5]
October 28 Haverford
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 57–0
November 4 Swarthmore
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–1430,000[6]
November 11at Princeton
L 6–16
November 18 Columbia
L 6–12 [7]
November 30at Penn
L 5–6

References[]

  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1905 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "All-American Eleven: Walter Camp Selects the Best Football Team; West Figures Prominently". The Washington Post. December 20, 1905.
  4. ^ 1905 Official NCAA Football Guide
  5. ^ "WUP's Goal Is Crossed Five Times". Pittsburgh Press. October 22, 1905. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wonderful Reversals: It was a sad Sight that 30,000 Cornellians saw on Percy Field Yesterday, Swarthmore defeating Cornell". Buffalo Morning Express. November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Columbia Batters Cornell To Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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