1905 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1905 Maryland Aggies football team represented Maryland Agricultural College (later part of the University of Maryland) in the 1905 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred K. Nielsen, the Aggies compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by all opponents, 131 to 66.[1][2] Coach Nielsen had a full-time job with the State Department while coaching football.[3] Curley Byrd, who went on to be Maryland's head coach from 1911 to 1934 and its university president from 1936 to 1954, played on the 1905 team.

1905 Maryland Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMaryland Agricultural College Field
Seasons
← 1904
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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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Baltimore Poly InstituteCollege Park, MDW 20–0
October 14GallaudetCollege Park, MDW 16–0
October 21Western MarylandCollege Park, MDL 0–10
October 25at NavyAnnapolis, MDL 0–17
October 28Mount Saint Joseph's CollegeCollege Park, MDW 28–0
November 4at William & MaryWilliambsburg, VAW 17–0
November 11Saint John's (MD)College Park, MDW 27–5
November 18at Washington (MD)Chestertown, MDL 0–17
November 25Maryland UniversityCollege Park, MDW 23–5
November 30at DelawareNewark, DEL 0–12

References

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  1. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, 2003, p. 14, Sports Publishing LLC, ISBN 1-58261-688-4.