1905 Detroit College Tigers football team

The 1905 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Jerry Girardin was hired in mid-October as the team's head coach.[1] The team initially had a schedule with six opponents.[2] However, on November 9, the college's president, Rev. Kellinger, refused to allow the football team to play the Detroit University School and declared that football "as it is played today is altogether too rough" and that the game was also too expensive.[3] In response, coach Girardin said he would never coach a team of the college again. The team was then disbanded.[3]

1905 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1905 record1–0
Head coach
  • Jerry Girardin (1st season)
1905 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Detroit College      1 0 0
Kansas      10 1 0
Central Michigan      7 1 0
Doane      5 1 0
Nebraska      9 2 0
Saint Louis      7 2 0
Butler      7 2 1
Kansas State      6 2 0
Carthage      4 2 0
Iowa State      6 3 0
Washington University      6 3 1
Wittenberg      7 4 0
Heidelberg      6 4 0
Iowa State Normal      5 3 2
Cincinnati      4 3 0
Missouri      5 4 0
Notre Dame      5 4 0
Fairmount      5 4 1
Lake Forest      6 5 0
Michigan State Normal      4 4 0
Wabash      6 6 0
Marquette      3 4 0
Ohio      2 5 2
DePauw      3 6 0
Mount Union      2 6 0
North Dakota Agricultural      1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace      0 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)      0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2at Monroe High SchoolMonroe, MIW 26–0[2][4]
November 4Detroit College of Law
?[5]
November 11at Detroit Athletic Club
  • Detroit Athletic Club grounds
  • Detroit, MI
Cancelled
November 16at Jackson High SchoolJackson, MICancelled
November 23at Michigan State NormalYpsilanti, MICancelled
November 30Eastern High SchoolDetroit, MICancelled

References

  1. "College Secures as Coach". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1905. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Good Start for College: Beat Monroe High in Very Handy Manner; Season Will Be A Very Busy One From Now On". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1905. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "College Disbands as Result of Prohibition of D.U.S. Game Though All Other Contests Were Approved". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1905. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "College Goes to Monroe". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1905. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "College Play Lawyers". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1905. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
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