1905 Cornell Big Red football team

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]

1905 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Costello
Home stadiumPercy Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Eastern college football independents records
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
Springfield Training School     3 5 0
Rutgers     3 6 0
Villanova     3 7 0
Drexel     1 7 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Hamilton
W 5–0
September 30 Colgate
W 12–11 [5]
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+[6]
October 28 Haverford
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 57–0
November 4 Swarthmore
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–1430,000[7]
November 11at PrincetonL 6–16
November 18 Columbia
L 6–12 [8]
November 30at PennL 5–6

References edit

  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. ^ "Castleman's Great Run Feature of Ithaca Game". The Binghamton Press. October 2, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WUP's Goal Is Crossed Five Times". Pittsburgh Press. October 22, 1905. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Columbia Batters Cornell To Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.