1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1905 Western Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Western Conference
1905 record	10–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (6th season);
Captain	Earl Current
Home stadium	Northrop Field
	Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

The 1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–1 record (2–1 against Western Conference opponents), shut out 9 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents 542 to 22.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Twin Cities Central High*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 74–0	3,500
September 30	Shattuck/Pillsbury Academy*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 54–0	1,500
September 30	St. Thomas (MN)*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 42–0	1,500
October 7	North Dakota Agricultural*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 45–0	2,000
October 14	Iowa State*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 42–0	1,000
October 21	Iowa	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 39–0	3,550
October 28	Lawrence*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 46–0	1,000
November 4	Wisconsin	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 12–16	25,000
November 11	South Dakota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 81–0	1,000
November 18	Nebraska*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 35–0	10,000
November 25	Northwestern	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	W 72–6	5,000
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[1] "1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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v t Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Annual awards
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1905 Western Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chicago $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Michigan	2	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Purdue	1	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Indiana	0	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Iowa	0	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Illinois	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion