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
1905 record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Costello
Home stadiumPercy Field
1905 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Lafayette      7 2 1
Wesleyan      7 2 1
Carlisle      10 4 0
Washington & Jefferson      9 3 0
Penn State      8 3 0
Syracuse      8 3 0
Fordham      5 2 0
Amherst      3 1 2
Brown      7 4 0
Tufts      5 3 0
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      0 7 0

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 0–14
November 11at PrincetonL 6–16
November 18 Columbia
L 6–12 [6]
November 30at PennL 5–6

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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. "Columbia Batters Cornell To Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1905. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
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