1905 Washington University football team

The 1905 Washington University football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Charles A. Fairweather, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 88.[1] The team played its home games at Francis Field, a stadium built as the main stadium for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

1905 Washington University football
ConferenceIndependent
1905 record6–3–1
Head coachCharles A. Fairweather (1st season)
Home stadiumFrancis Field
1905 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
Iowa State      6 3 0
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
September 30Westminster (MO)
W 59–0
October 7Rose Polytechnic
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–0[2]
October 14Arkansas
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 6–0
October 21at Indiana
L 0–39
October 28Illinois College
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 35–0
November 4at KansasL 0–21
November 11Drury
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 5–6[3]
November 18Missouri
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–10
November 25Missouri Mines
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 23–6
November 30Knox (IL)
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 17–6[4]
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References

  1. "1905 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. "Other Football Games". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1905. p. IV-2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Johnston's Failure To Kick an Easy Goal Defeats Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 12, 1905. p. 15B via Newspapers.com.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30425457/better_knowledge_of_football_wins_for/
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