1905 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Costello
Home stadiumPercy Field
1905 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Washington & Jefferson   –  10 –3 –0
Lafayette   –  7 –2 –1
Wesleyan   –  7 –2 –1
Carlisle   –  10 –4 –0
Penn State   –  8 –3 –0
Syracuse   –  8 –3 –0
Fordham   –  5 –2 –0
Amherst   –  3 –1 –2
Holy Cross   –  6 –3 –0
Brown   –  7 –4 –0
Tufts   –  5 –3 –0
Vermont   –  6 –4 –1
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
Springfield Training School   –  3 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  3 –6 –0
Villanova   –  3 –7 –0
Drexel   –  1 –7 –0

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Hamilton
W 5–0
September 30 Colgate
W 12–11 [5]
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+[6]
October 28 Haverford
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 57–0
November 4 Swarthmore
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–1430,000[7]
November 11at Princeton
L 6–16
November 18 Columbia
L 6–12 [8]
November 30at Penn
L 5–6

References

  1. ↑ "Cornell Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. 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. ↑ "Castleman's Great Run Feature of Ithaca Game". The Binghamton Press. October 2, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "WUP's Goal Is Crossed Five Times". Pittsburgh Press. October 22, 1905. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wonderful Reversals: It was a sad Sight that 30,000 Cornellians saw on Percy Field Yesterday, Swarthmore defeating Cornell". Buffalo Morning Express. November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Columbia Batters Cornell To Defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 19, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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