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1905 Washington football team

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1905 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
CaptainTom McDonald
Home stadiumDenny Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stanford     8 0 0
New Mexico A&M     3 0 0
Colorado     8 1 0
New Mexico     5 1 1
Utah     6 2 0
California     4 1 2
Oregon Agricultural     6 3 0
USC     6 3 1
Arizona     4 2 0
Oregon     4 2 2
Washington     4 2 2
Washington State     4 4 0
Utah Agricultural     2 2 1
Wyoming     3 4 0
Montana     2 3 0
Montana Agricultural     1 2 1
Nevada State     0 3 1
Tempe Normal     0 3 0

The 1905 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under coach Oliver Cutts, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 96 to 52.[1] Tom McDonald was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4USS ChicagoW 11–01,500
October 7vs. WhitworthTacoma, WAW 10–41,000
October 14Whitman
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
T 6–62,000[3]
October 21Chemawa
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 11–61,000
October 30at IdahoMoscow, IDL 0–81,000[4]
November 11Sherman Institute
  • Denny Field
  • Seattle, WA
W 29–02,000
November 18Oregon
T 12–122,000[5][6][7]
November 30Oregon Agricultural
L 0–163,000[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Washington Football Information" (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Schmidt was star of game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 16, 1905. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Many yards for Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 31, 1905. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Washington will play Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 18, 1905. p. 5.
  6. ^ "U.O and U.W. play tie game". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). November 20, 1905. p. 4.
  7. ^ "U. of W. plays great game". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 20, 1905. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Washington lost to the O.A.C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 1, 1905. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.