1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team

1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	John Counselman (1st season)
Captain	E. L. Minton

1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
LSU	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	0	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nashville	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Tulane	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Georgia	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by John Counselman in his first and only season as head coach, Cumberland compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Georgia	Herty Field Athens, GA	W 6–0
October 6	at VPI*	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	L 0–12
October 9	at Maryville (TN)*	Maryville, TN	W 38–0	300
October 21	vs. Sewanee	Nashville, TN	L 0–9
October 28	at Georgia Tech	The Flats Atlanta, GA	L 0–18
October 31	at Grant*	Olympic Park Field Chattanooga, TN	W 11–6
November 11	at Kentucky State College*	Lexington, KY	L 0–6
November 18	at Mississippi A&M	Hardy Field Starkville, MS	W 27–5
November 20	at Ole Miss	University Park Oxford, MS	W 18–0
*Non-conference game