1905 Howard Crimson and Blue football team

The 1905 Howard Crimson and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their first year under head coach Davis Stakely, the team compiled an 1–2–1 record.

1905 Howard Crimson and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWest End Park
Seasons
← 1903
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum     1 0 0
Stetson     4 0 1
VPI     9 1 0
Navy     10 1 1
Grant     6 1 0
Kentucky University     7 0 3
Oklahoma     7 2 0
Washington and Lee     7 2 0
Texas A&M     7 2 0
Marshall     6 2 0
North Carolina A&M     4 1 1
West Virginia     6 3 0
Kentucky State College     6 3 1
South Carolina     4 2 1
Maryland     6 4 0
Central State Normal     4 3 1
North Carolina     4 3 1
Virginia     5 4 0
Catholic University     0 0 1
TCU     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
The Citadel     2 3 1
Richmond     3 5 2
George Washington     3 4 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Howard (AL)     1 2 1
VMI     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Arkansas     2 6 0
Kendall     1 3 0
Georgetown     2 7 0
Goldey College     1 4 0
Baylor     1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     0 1 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Fifth District Agricultural School
T 6–6[1]
November 4at Jacksonville StateAnniston, AL (rivalry)W 32–0
November 11at Mississippi A&M
L 0–44[2]
November 30at MarionMarion, ALW 44–10[3]

References

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  1. ^ "First football game was a tie". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1905. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A&M 44, Howard 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1905. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marion 44, Howard 10: Institute boys easily outplay their heavier opponents". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1905. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.