1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1905 college football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Walter C. Booth and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] The team competed as an independent.

1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Nebraska state champion
ConferenceIndependent
1905 record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
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

Booth retired from coaching following the 1905 season, departing Nebraska with a 46–8–1 record. His 46 wins were a school record until 1966, when he was passed by Bob Devaney.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Grand Island
W 30–0
September 30Lincoln High
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 20–0
October 7South Dakota
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 42–6
October 14 3:00 p.m.Knox
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 16–0
October 21at Michigan
L 31–0
October 283:00 p.m.at Creighton
W 102–0
November 43:00 p.m.Iowa State
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 21–0
November 11Colorado
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 18–04,012
November 18at Minnesota
L 35–0
November 25Doane
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 43–5
November 30Illinois
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 24–6

[2]

Coaching staff
Coach[3] Position First year Alma mater
Walter C. BoothHead coach1900Princeton
John WestoverAssistant coach1904Nebraska
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska

Roster

[4]

Barta, Frank G
Barwick, Leonard QB
Bender, Johnny HB
Benedict, Maurice QB
Borg, Charles C
Burns, Donald T
Cotton, Charles RG
Craig, Hugh HB
Denslow, Lloyd E
Eager, Earl HB
Graves, Elliot HB
Hunter, Fred RG
Johnson, William E
Lundin, Alford T
Mason, Cyrus LT
Mason, John FB
McDonald, Gil E
Mills, Leslie QB
Morse, C.L. QB
Nelson, Thomas G
Ringer, John LG
Schmidt, Francis HB
Taylor, Robert RG
Weller, John HB
Wenstrand, Ralph G
Wilson, Harry HB

Game summaries

Grand Island
Grand Island at Nebraska
1 2Total
Grand Island 0
• Nebraska 30
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
2–0 September 24, 1904 Nebraska, 72–0

Booth missed Nebraska's season-opening win with an illness. This was the final meeting between Grand Island and Nebraska.[5][6]

Lincoln High
Lincoln High at Nebraska
1 2Total
Lincoln High 0
• Nebraska 20
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

This was the eighth and final exhibition game between Lincoln High and Nebraska.[6]

South Dakota
South Dakota at Nebraska
1 2Total
South Dakota 6
• Nebraska 42
Overall Last meeting Result
1–1 October 3, 1903 Nebraska, 23–0

South Dakota's only points came after returning a fumble for a touchdown. Nebraska dominated the remainder of the game to win 42–6.[5][6]

Knox
Knox at Nebraska
1 2Total
Knox 0
• Nebraska 16
Overall Last meeting Result
3–0 October 22, 1904 Nebraska, 34–0

Nebraska defeated Knox 16–0 in what was described as "another early season walk through warm up game."[5][6]

at Michigan
Nebraska at Michigan
1 2Total
Nebraska 0 0 0
• Michigan 0 31 31
Overall Last meeting Result
0–0 – –

Nebraska met Michigan for the first time in 1905, the final season Michigan played at Regents Field. The Wolverines were led by Fielding H. Yost, marking the first time NU had played one of its past head coaches. Michigan pulled away after a scoreless first half to win 31–0.[5][6]

at Creighton
Nebraska at Creighton
1 2Total
• Nebraska 40 62 102
Creighton 0 0 0
Overall Last meeting Result
1–0 October 15, 1904 Nebraska, 39–0

A week after a humbling loss at Michigan, Nebraska set new program records for points scored and margin of victory in a 102–0 win over Creighton in Omaha. NU scored more points in the second half than in the first despite an enormous lead.[5][6]

Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa State 0
• Nebraska 21
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game weather: Rain
Overall Last meeting Result
4–2 October 26, 1902 Nebraska, 17–0

After a three-year hiatus, Nebraska renewed its series with Iowa State. NU shut out the Cyclones 21–0 in heavy rain.[5][6]

Colorado
Colorado at Nebraska
1 2Total
Colorado 0 0 0
• Nebraska 6 12 18
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game attendance: 4,012
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
3–1 October 8, 1904 Colorado, 6–0

Nebraska shut out Coloraso in front of 4,012 fans, a school record for a non-Thanksgiving Day crowd.[5][6]

at Minnesota
Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Minnesota 35
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
1–3 October 29, 1904 Minnesota, 16–12

[5][6]

Doane
Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0 5 5
• Nebraska 37 6 43
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
8–2 September 27, 1902 Nebraska, 51–0

Nebraska claimed a sixth state championship with a 43–5 victory over Doane.[5][6]

Illinois
Illinois at Nebraska
1 2Total
Illinois 6 0 6
• Nebraska 12 12 24
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
3–0 November 24, 1904 Nebraska, 16–10

[5][6]

References
  1. "1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. "Football – 1905 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  3. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  4. "Nebraska Football 1905 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  5. "1905 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  6. "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
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