1905 Tie Cup Final, Overview
This edition was contested by 10 clubs, 9 from Argentina and only one from Uruguay. Playing in a single-elimination tournament, Rosario A.C. beat Rosario Central 2–0 at Plaza Jewell in the Rosarino zone, qualifying to the semifinal, where they beat Belgrano 3–0 also in Plaza Jewell. On the other hand, CURCC directly entered in semifinal, where they defeated Alumni 1–0 at Parque Central.


1905 Tie Cup Final, Overview
The final was held in Sociedad Sportiva Argentina on September 3, 1905, with a high attendance. On 8 minutes Wells scored the first goal after goalkeeper Carbone failed to catch a shot by Le Bas. The second goal came soon after when Parr scored after a pass from Ricardo Le Bas from the left side while Carbone tried to stop the shot. CURCC replied with Camacho scoring after a pass from Pena. In the second half, the Uruguayan team forced the draw when Camacho headed the ball to the goal after a failure of Knight. Only two minutes after, Zibecchi shoot for the third goal of CURCC, which went to a 3–2 win after having recovered from a 0–2 disadvantage.


1905 Tie Cup Final, Overview
Nevertheless, referee Jordan awarded Rosario a penalty after Mazzulo touched the ball with his hand. Wells scored to tie the match, 3–3. That was the final result on 90 minutes so an extra time was played to determine the champion. On overtime, CURCC scored another goal that was annulled by the referee alleging foul to defender Knight. After that play, Stocks ran carrying the ball and after dribbling some adversaries, shot it to CURCC's goal. The ball hit the underside of the crossbar, bouncing down toward the line and was throwed out by Carbone. Referee Jordan conceded the goal to Rosario, causing CURCC players to leave the field in disagreement with his decision. Meanwhile, CURCC supporters jumpered into the field so the match was suspended with Rosario winning 4–3.


1905 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 1905 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.


1905 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Two-Mile Borris won the championship after receiving a walkover from Lorrha in the final. It was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1903.


1905 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1905 Toronto Argonauts season was the Argonaut Football Club's 8th season of organized league play since joining the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1898.


1905 Toronto Argonauts season
On August 22 the members of the rival Toronto Rugby Club decided to merge with the Argos, a decision that was made official at a joint meeting of the two clubs on August 28. The combined team operated under the name "Toronto-Argonaut Rugby Football Club" and played in the traditional "double-blue" uniforms of the Argonauts.


1905 Toronto Argonauts season
Retaining the services of Toronto RC manager W. A. Hewitt and a number of his players, the "Tor-Argos" finished in second place in the senior series of the ORFU with four wins (two by forfeit) and two losses, while the first-place Hamilton Tigers qualified for the Dominion playoffs by winning the series with a perfect record.


1905 Toronto Argonauts season, Regular season
The London Rugby Club withdrew from the series in Week 3, most of the players having resigned after back-to-back losses to Hamilton by a total score of 108-6. This decision resulted in a pair of default wins for the Argonauts and the Toronto Victorias.


1905 Tour de France
The 1905 Tour de France was the third edition of the Tour de France, held from 9 to 30 July, organised by the newspaper L'Auto. Following the disqualifications after the 1904 Tour de France, there were changes in the rules, the most important one being the general classification not made by time but by points. The race saw the introduction of mountains in the Tour de France, and René Pottier excelled in the first mountain, although he could not finish the race. Due in part to some of the rule changes, the 1905 Tour de France had less cheating and sabotage than in previous years, though they were not completely eliminated. It was won by Louis Trousselier, who also won four of the eleven stages.


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
After the 1904 Tour de France, some cyclists were disqualified, most notably the top four cyclists of the original overall classification, Maurice Garin, Lucien Pothier, César Garin and Hippolyte Aucouturier. Maurice Garin was originally banned for two years and Pothier for life, so they were ineligible to start the 1905 Tour de France. Of these four, only Aucouturier (who had been "warned" and had a "reprimand inflicted" on him), started the 1905 Tour. They were disqualified by the Union Vélocipédique Française, based on accusations of cheating when there were no race officials around. In 1904 Tour, it was difficult to observe the cyclists continuously, as significant portions of the race were run overnight, and the long stages made it difficult to have officials everywhere.


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
Because these disqualifications had almost put an end to the Tour de France, the 1905 event had been changed in important ways, to make the race easier to supervise:


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The first cyclist to cross the finish line received 1 point. Other cyclists received one point more than the cyclist who passed the line directly before him, plus an additional point for every five minutes between them, with a maximum of ten points. In this way, a cyclist could not get more than 11 points more than the cyclist that crossed the finish line just before him.


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
As an example for this point system, the result for the first seven cyclists in the first stage is in this table:


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
The other important introduction were the mountains. One of Desgrange's staffers, Alphonse Steinès, took Desgrange for a trip over the Col Bayard at 1,246 metres (4,088 ft) and the Ballon d'Alsace at 1,178 metres (3,865 ft), that had an average gradient of 5.2% with 10% at some places, to convince Desgrange to use these climbs in the route. Desgrange accepted it, saying that Steinès would take the blame if the mountains would be too hard to climb. In the two previous editions, the highest point was the Col de la République at 1,145 metres (3,757 ft). In 1905, Desgrange chose to overlook this, and focused instead on the introduction of the Ballon d'Alsace, because he saw that he had missed the opportunity for publicity previously.


1905 Tour de France, Innovations and changes
There were two categories of riders, the coureurs de vitesse and the coureurs sur machines poinçonnées. The riders in the first category were allowed to change bicycles, which could be an advantage in the mountains, where they could use a bicycle with lower gears. The riders in the machines poinçonnées category had to use the same bicycle in the entire race, and to verify this, their bicycles were marked.


1905 Tour de France, Participants
Before the race started, 77 riders had signed up for the race. Seventeen of those did not start the race, so the Tour began with 60 riders, including former winner Henri Cornet and future winners René Pottier and Lucien Petit-Breton. The riders were not grouped in teams, but most of them rode with an individual sponsor. Two of the cyclists—Catteau and Lootens—were Belgian, all other cyclists were French. Leading up to the start of the Tour, Wattelier, Trousselier, Pottier and Augereau were all considered the most likely contenders to win the event.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
Despite the rule changes, there were still protesters among the spectators; in the first stage all riders except Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq punctured due to 125 kg of nails spread along the road. The first stage was won by Louis Trousselier. Trousselier was serving the army, and had requested his commander leave for the Tour de France; this was allowed for 24 hours. After he won the first stage and led the classification, his leave was extended until the end of the Tour.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
From 60 starting cyclists, only 15 cyclists reached the finish line within the time limit; 15 more reached the finish after the limit and the rest took the train. The Tour organiser Desgrange wanted to stop the race, but was persuaded by the cyclists not to do so, and allowed all cyclists to continue with 75 points.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
In the second stage, the first major climb, the Ballon d'Alsace, made its debut. Four riders were the fastest climbers: Trousselier, René Pottier, Cornet and Aucouturier. Of those four, Trousselier and Aucouturier were the first to be dropped, and Cornet had to drop in the final kilometers. The top was therefore reached first by René Pottier, without dismounting, at an average speed of 20 km/h. Cornet, who reached the top second, had to wait 20 minutes for his bicycle with higher gear, because his support car had broken down. Later Aucouturier caught Pottier, and dropped him, and won the stage. Pottier became second in the stage and led the classification. Seven cyclists did not reach the finish in time, but they were again allowed to start the next stage.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
In the third stage, Pottier had to abandon due to tendinitis. The lead was back with Trousselier, who also won the stage.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
In the fourth stage, the Côte de Laffrey and the Col Bayard were climbed, the second and third mountains of the Tour de France. Julien Maitron reached both tops first, but Aucouturier won the stage. Trousselier finished in second place, still leading the overall classification, although with the same number of points as Aucouturier.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
In the fifth stage, Trousselier won, and because Aucouturier finished in twelfth place, Trousselier had a big lead in the general classification. After the fifth stage, Aucouturier could no longer challenge Trousselier for the lead.


1905 Tour de France, Race overview
In the seventh stage to Bordeaux, Trousselier punctured after only a few kilometers. The rest of the cyclists quickly sped away from him, and Trousselier had to follow them alone for 200 km. A few kilometers before Bordeaux, Trousselier caught up with the rest, and even managed to win the sprint. Louis Trousselier kept his lead until the end of the race, winning five stages. Trousselier was accused of bad sportsmanship: he reportedly smashed the inkstands of a control post to prevent his opponents from signing. Unlike the 1904 Tour de France, no stage winners, nor anyone from the top ten of the general classification, were disqualified.


1905 Tour de France, Results, Stage results
In the first and last stage, the cyclists were allowed to use pacers. All the 11 stages were won by only three cyclists:


1905 Tour de France, Results, General classification
The cyclists officially were not grouped in teams; some cyclists had the same sponsor, even though they were not allowed to work together.


1905 Tour de France, Results, Other classifications
Pautrat was the winner of the coureurs sur machines poinçonnées category, having used the same bicycle through the whole event.


1905 Tour de France, Results, Other classifications
The organising newspaper L'Auto named René Pottier the meilleur grimpeur. This unofficial title is the precursor to the mountains classification.


1905 Tour de France, Aftermath
The tour organisers liked the effect of the points system, and it remained active until the 1912 Tour de France, after which it was reverted to the time system. In 1953, for the 50-years anniversary of the Tour de France, the points system was reintroduced as the points classification, and the winner was given a green jersey. This points classification has been active ever since.


1905 Tour de France, Aftermath
The introduction of mountains in the Tour de France had also been successful. After the introduction of the Vosges in the 1905 Tour de France, in 1906 the Massif Central were climbed, followed by the Pyrenees in 1910 and the Alps in 1911.


1905 Tour de France, Aftermath
The winner Trousselier received 6950 Francs for his victory. The night after he won, he drank and gambled with friends, and lost all the money. In later years, Trousselier would not win a Tour de France again, but he still won eight more stages and finished on the podium in the next year. The unofficial mountain champion of the 1905 Tour de France, Pottier, would be more successful in the next year, when he won the overall classification and five stages.


1905 Tour de France, Aftermath
For L'Auto, the newspaper that organised the Tour de France, the race was a success; the circulation had increased to 100,000.


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6
The 1905 Tour de France was the 3rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 9 July and Stage 6 occurred on 20 July with a flat stage to Toulouse. The race finished in Paris on 29 July.


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 1
9 July 1905 — Paris to Nancy, 340 km (211.3 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 2
11 July 1905 — Nancy to Besançon, 299 km (185.8 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 3
14 July 1905 — Besançon to Grenoble, 327 km (203 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 4
16 July 1905 — Grenoble to Toulon, 348 km (216 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 5
18 July 1905 — Toulon to Nîmes, 192 km (119 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 6, Stage 6
20 July 1905 — Nîmes to Toulouse, 307 km (191 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11
The 1905 Tour de France was the 3rd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 9 July and Stage 7 occurred on 22 July with a flat stage from Toulouse. The race finished in Paris on 29 July.


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11, Stage 7
22 July 1905 — Toulouse to Bordeaux, 268 km (166.5 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11, Stage 8
24 July 1905 — Bordeaux to La Rochelle, 257 km (159.7 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11, Stage 9
26 July 1905 — La Rochelle to Rennes, 263 km (163 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11, Stage 10
28 July 1905 — Rennes to Caen, 167 km (104 mi)


1905 Tour de France, Stage 7 to Stage 11, Stage 11
29 July 1905 — Caen to Paris, 253 km (157 mi)


1905 Trinity Blue and White baseball team
The 1905 Trinity Blue and White baseball team represented the Trinity Blue and White baseball team of Trinity College in the 1905 college baseball season.


1905 Trinity Blue and White baseball team
Bradsher missed a perfect game against Mercer due to a miscue by his shortstop in the second inning of his 22 strikeout, no-hit, no walk, ten inning performance. The game of the year was the loss to Georgia Tech.


1905 Trinity Blue and White baseball team
John Heisman chose Bradsher as his premier player and captain for his All-Southern team. Barringer led the team in batting average with .253


1905 Tsetserleg earthquake
The 1905 Tsetserleg earthquake occurred in or near the Tsetserleg Sum of Khövsgöl Province in Mongolia on 9 July 1905. The earthquake has been estimated at 7.9 to 8.3 on the moment magnitude scale.


1905 Tsetserleg earthquake, Background
The Tsetserleg earthquake is believed to be a strike-slip rupture of a branch of the Bolnai Fault, extending about 190 km. The fault displacement during the earthquake was greater than 5 m, and the duration is estimated at about one minute. However, this interpretation is contested; field surveys after the earthquake show a complex rupture not necessarily characteristic of a strike-slip mechanism.


1905 Tsetserleg earthquake, Background
The Tsetserleg earthquake was followed two weeks later by the Bolnai earthquake, and is considered a part of the same general crustal movement.


1905 Tsetserleg earthquake, Damage
There are few records of the immediate effects of the earthquake due to the remoteness of Mongolia in 1905. However, rockslides were reported in the nearby mountains, and supposedly "two lakes, each of eight acres in size, disappeared".


1905 Tulane Olive and Blue football team
The 1905 Tulane Olive and Blue football team represented Tulane University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.


1905 Tusculum Pioneers football team
The 1905 Tusculum Pioneers football team represented Tusculum College  during the 1905 college football season. They played one game, winning against the Bristol YMCA. It was the fifth season in school history.


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
List of champions of the 1905 U.S. National Championships tennis tournament (now known as the US Open). The men's tournament was held from 22 August to 31 August on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The women's tournament was held from 20 June to 24 June on the outdoor grass courts at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA. It was the 25th U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's singles
Beals Wright (USA) defeated  Holcombe Ward (USA) 6–2, 6–1, 11–9


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's singles
Elisabeth Moore (USA) defeated  Helen Homans (USA) 6–4, 5–7, 6–1


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's doubles
Holcombe Ward (USA) /  Beals Wright (USA) defeated  Fred Alexander (USA) /  Harold Hackett (USA) 6–4, 6–4, 6–4


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's doubles
Helen Homans (USA) /  Carrie Neely (USA) defeated  Marjorie Oberteuffer (USA) /  Virginia Maule (USA) 6–0, 6–1


1905 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed doubles
Augusta Schultz (USA) /  Clarence Hobart (USA) defeated  Elisabeth Moore (USA) /  Edward Dewhurst (USA) 6–2, 6–4


1905 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Beals Wright defeated defending champion Holcombe Ward in the Challenge Round 6–2, 6–1, 11–9 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1905 U.S. National Championships. Wright had defeated Clarence Hobart in the All Comers' Final.


1905 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., USA.


1905 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Elisabeth Moore won the singles tennis title of the 1905 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating Helen Homans 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 in the final of the All Comers' tournament. May Sutton was the reigning champion but did not defend her title in the Challenge Round. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon Heights, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 20 through June 24, 1905.


1905 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1905 U.S. Open was the 11th U.S. Open, held September 21–22 at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, northeast of Boston. Willie Anderson won his third consecutive U.S. Open title, and his record fourth overall, two strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Smith.


1905 U.S. Open (golf)
Smith was the co-leader with Stewart Gardner at 156 after the first 36 holes on Thursday. Following the third round on Friday morning, Smith led Anderson by a shot, but a third consecutive 80 in the afternoon dropped him to second place. Five strokes back after the second round, Anderson closed with 76 and 77 for 314, two strokes ahead of Smith. Scoring conditions at Myopia were very difficult; the lowest score posted was 75, by 1897 champion Joe Lloyd in the opening round. His next best was 83 in the third round.


1905 U.S. Open (golf)
Anderson's feat of three consecutive U.S. Open titles remains unmatched, while his four wins were later equaled by three others: Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus. Anderson played in the next five editions with three top-five finishes and was eleventh in his last appearance in 1910; he died four months later at age 31.


1905 U.S. Open (golf), Past champions in the field
Did not play: Harry Vardon (1900), Fred Herd (1898), James Foulis (1896).


1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Antwerp, Belgium from 16 to 23 July 1905. Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.


1905 USC Methodists football team
The 1905 USC Methodists football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California during the 1905 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Harvey Holmes, compiling a 6–3–1 record. The Stanford game was USC's first outside Southern California.


1905 USFSA Football Championship
Statistics of the USFSA Football Championship in the 1905 season.


1905 United States House of Representatives elections
There were several special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1905 during the 59th United States Congress. There were no 1905 elections to the 58th United States Congress.


1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1905. Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge won election to a third term.


1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court.


1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Background
In the 1904 legislative elections, Republican maintained an overwhelming majority. The Senators-elect included 34 Republicans and just six Democrats, and the Representatives-elect included 164 Republicans and 66 Democrats.


1905 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Nominating caucuses
Lodge faced no opposition for the Republican nomination. At the caucus on January 12, his name was placed into nomination by Senate President William F. Dana, and seconding speeches were made by Speaker of the House William F. Frothingham and Representative William Salter.


1905 United States Senate election in New York
The 1905 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent Senator Chauncey Depew was re-elected to a second term in office. He was renominated unanimously after former Governor Frank S. Black dropped his challenge, and easily won the election given the Republican Party's large majorities in both houses.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Background
Republican Chauncey M. Depew had been elected to this seat in 1899, and his term would expire on March 3, 1905.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Background
At the State election in November 1904, large Republican majorities were elected for a two-year term (1905-1906) in the State Senate, and for the session of 1905 to the Assembly. The 128th State Legislature met from January 3, 1905, on at Albany, New York.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Candidates, Republican caucus
Late in 1904, Ex-Governor Frank S. Black tried to be nominated to succeed Depew. Black was supported by Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., but after intense fighting behind the scenes, Odell finally dropped Black and accepted Depew's re-election which had been supported by his fellow Senator Thomas C. Platt and Speaker S. Frederick Nixon.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Candidates, Republican caucus
The Republican caucus met on January 16. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Chauncey M. Depew unanimously.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Candidates, Democratic caucus
The Democratic caucus met also on January 16. They nominated again Smith M. Weed who had been the candidate of the Democratic minority in the U.S. Senate election of 1887.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Result
Chauncey M. Depew was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Result
Note: The votes were cast on January 17, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 18 to compare nominations, and declare the result.


1905 United States Senate election in New York, Aftermath
Depew remained in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1911. In 1911, Depew was defeated for re-election by Democrat James A. O'Gorman after a deadlock of two months and a half.


1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent Philander C. Knox was elected by the Pennsylvania State Assembly to his first full term in the United States Senate.


1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Background
Republican Matthew Quay was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate in the previous election in January 1901. He served until his death on May 28, 1904. In June 1904, Republican Philander C. Knox was appointed to serve out the remainder of Quay's term, ending on March 4, 1905, when he began a term in his own right.


1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, convened on January 17, 1905, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1905. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:


1905 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1905, in four states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island at this time held gubernatorial elections every year, which they would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively.


1905 United States gubernatorial elections
In Ohio, following a 1905 amendment to the constitution moving the election schedule, the governor's term was lengthened to three years. Elections would be held in even-numbered years from the 1908 elections.


1905 United States gubernatorial elections, Notes
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1905 University of New Mexico football team
The 1905 University of New Mexico football team was an American football team represented the University of New Mexico as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Martin F. Angell, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 90 to 45. Wales A. Smith was the team captain. Coach Angell was a professor of physics and mathematics.


1905 University of New Mexico football team, Roster
The roster of the 1905 University of Mexico football team included the following players:


1905 University of Utah football team
The 1905 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Maddock, the team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 260 to 74. Tackle Henry "Pete" Peterson was the team captain.


1905 University of Utah football team
On October 28, the team defeated the soldiers from Fort Douglas by a score of 129 to 0, an outcome that remains both the highest point total and largest margin of victory in school history.


1905 Uruguayan Primera División
The 1905 Primera División was the 5th season of top-flight football in Uruguay. CURCC won its 3rd. league title, after winning all matches played.


1905 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
The tournament consisted of a round-robin championship. It involved five teams, and was marked by the death of Nacional symbol footballers, Carlos and Bolivar Céspedes, due to the smallpox epidemic in June of that year. In turn, the lackluster performance of Albion hinted that the end was near for this institution, which did not fit with semi professional practices that began to appear in some institutions.


1905 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team
The 1905 Utah Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah Agricultural College (later renamed Utah State University) during the 1905 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach George P. Campbell, the Aggies compiled a 2–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 48 to 38.


1905 VFA season
The 1905 Victorian Football Association season was the 29th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Richmond Football Club, after defeating minor premiers North Melbourne by 25 points in the challenge final on 7 October. It was Richmond's second VFA premiership.


1905 VFA season, Association membership
The Association membership was unchanged in 1905, but the Essendon Town Football Club changed its name to the Essendon Football Club at its annual general meeting in March, feeling entitled to do so as the only senior club playing its games in the town of Essendon at the time. As a consequence of this, there were two distinct senior Essendon Football Clubs with the same name playing in Melbourne from 1905 until 1921: one in the VFL, based in East Melbourne; and one in the VFA, based in Essendon.


1905 VFA season, Association membership
At the time, the two Essendon clubs were typically known as Essendon (Association) and Essendon (League), Essendon (V.F.A.) and Essendon (V.F.L. ), or Essendon (A.) and Essendon (L.) to distinguish them from each other where confusion was possible.


1905 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-away season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club playing the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season.


1905 VFL Grand Final
The 1905 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1905. It was the 8th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1905 VFL season. The match, attended by 28,000 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 13 points, marking that club's fourth premiership victory and second in succession.


1905 VFL Grand Final, Background
the home-and-away season of 1905, Collingwood had dominated, losing only two games, one of them in the opening round to Fitzroy and the other to Essendon in the fourteenth round. Fitzroy had been on top until the return match between the two sides in the eighth round, but slumped a little during the latter half of the season with losses to Geelong and Carlton, plus a draw with South Melbourne. In the finals, however, Fitzroy had bounced back against Essendon, whilst Collingwood had failed badly against the Blues - losing by 46 points, which was a big margin at the time.


1905 VFL Grand Final, Background
September 1905 was by far the coldest September ever known in Melbourne since records began in 1855. The average maximum temperature was 13.53 °C (56.35 °F) and the average minimum 5.6 °C (42.1 °F) as against averages up to 1996 of 17.08 °C (62.74 °F) and 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The result was that, although no rain actually fell during the game, the frequent showers earlier in the month were never able to evaporate before the match was played, leaving the MCG very heavy and soft all through. Combined with a biting cold wind and temperatures of around 11 °C (52 °F), this made conditions very difficult.


1905 VFL Grand Final, Background
No goals were scored in the first quarter, and only one behind in the last. In the third quarter, however, Fitzroy's superior pace and power allowed it to kick three goals with the wind, which gave it a comfortable winning margin.


1905 VFL Grand Final, Background
As in 1927 and 1960, the 1905 Grand Final saw the losing team kick the lowest score for the entire season. In fact, with the exception of the 1927 Grand Final and two games in 1906 and 1908, no V/AFL match has had a lower aggregate score than the 1905 Grand Final's 6.11 (47). Only one match since (Footscray versus Fitzroy in 1953) has had as few as seventeen aggregate scoring shots. Apart from the 1960 Grand Final, Collingwood has not kicked a lower score since 1901.


1905 VFL season
The 1905 Victorian Football League season was the ninth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1905 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1905, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.


1905 VFL season, Premiership season
Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds. Then, based on ladder positions after those 14 rounds, three further 'sectional rounds' were played, with the teams ranked 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th playing in one section and the teams ranked 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th playing in the other.


1905 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1905 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".


1905 VFL season, Grand final
Fitzroy defeated Collingwood 4.6 (30) to 2.5 (17). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


1905 VMI Keydets football team
The 1905 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 15th season of organized football. VMI had their worst winning percentage in team history, with a 2–5–1 record under coach Ira Johnson.


1905 VPI football team
The 1905 VPI football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Sally Miles, the team went 9–1 and claims a Southern championship. The team had the most wins in a Virginia Tech season for many years to come, and defeated rival Virginia for the first time. Tech outscored its opponents 305 to 24. Hunter Carpenter scored 82 of those points.


1905 VPI football team, Before the season
The team reported for practice on September 1. "Never in the history of the school have prospects for a winning team been so bright."


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, Cumberland
In the second week of play, VPI beat Cumberland  12–0.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at West Point
The upset of the week was VPI's 16–6 win over Army. Carpenter was the star of the game, and made a kick from placement.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at West Point
VPI's starting lineup was: Webber (left end), Willson (left tackle), Diffendal (left guard), Stiles (center), Strickling (right guard), Hines (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Nutter (quarterback), Treadwell (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Harlan (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, Gallaudet
VPI "had no trouble" in beating Gallaudet 56–0. The starting lineup was Webber (left end), Varner (left tackle), Diffendal (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hynes (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Harris (quarterback),   Nutter (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Hollan (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, North Carolina
VPI defeated North Carolina 35–6. Carpenter made "several sensational runs." During the second half VPI "scored almost at will."


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Virginia
Hunter Carpenter had returned to VPI in 1905 for a last shot at beating Virginia in his eighth year of college football. Going into the game, UVA was 8–0 against VPI by a cumulative score of 170–5. The Cavalier Daily ran a story outlining Carpenter's motives and move from VPI to UNC and back to VPI over the preceding eight years. Virginia accused Carpenter of being a professional player, as he had played college football already for nearly a decade. Carpenter signed an affidavit that he had not received payment to play against UVA and played against a backdrop of recrimination.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Virginia
Virginia fumbled at midfield, and as a result Carpenter eventually got away for a 30-yard gain around left end. Virginia held VPI on downs at the 3-yard line. Virginia's punt had to go high and short to avoid hitting the goal post. Carpenter called a fair catch in order for a free kick, but was tackled anyway, and the penalty brought the ball back to Virginia's 3-yard line. On third down, Murray Harlan skirted end for a touchdown, and Carpenter added the extra point.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Virginia
"The second half was even more hotly contested than the first." Carpenter "finally" got off  a long punt, down to Virginia's 5-yard line. VPI blocked Virginia's ensuing punt, and on third down Carpenter dashed through left tackle for the final score. Carpenter was later ejected for throwing the ball at the face of a Virginia defender, but stayed on the sidelines to watch as neither team was able to score against each other. Carpenter left immediately after the game and moved to Middleton, New York, never to return to the Commonwealth. Carpenter retired 1–7 against UVA, but the Cavaliers still refused to play VPI again until 1923.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Virginia
VPI's starting lineup was: Webber (left end), Willson (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Stiles (center), Strickling (right guard), Hines (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Nutter (quarterback), Treadwell (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Harlan (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, South Carolina
VPI beat South Carolina 34–0. Captain Lewis asked for the game to be called after eight minutes' phlay in the second half, as the crowd surged on the field and play was impossible. South Carolina did not earn a single first down. Carpenter had one run of 68 yards.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, South Carolina
VPI's starting lineup was: Webber (left end), Willson (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Tomson (center), Strickling (right guard), Hines (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Harris (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Hanley (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Navy
VPI suffered its sole loss of the season against Navy, getting revenge for when Carpenter and VPI won in 1903. VPI scored when Carpenter returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards, after a hand-off from Murray Harlan who caught the kick.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, at Navy
VPI's starting lineup was: Webber (left end), Willson (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Stiles (center), Strickling (right guard), Hines (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Harris (quarterback), Nutter (left halfback), Carpenter (right halfback), Harlan (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, vs. VMI
The season closed with a 34–0 win over old rival VMI. "The story of the contest may be summed up in the statement that the Lexington boys were outclassed." The crowd did not exceed 5,000 due to the cold weather. Byrd, Fraser, Harlan, and Beckner were all injured. Nutter, Cox, Harvey, and Harlan starred.


1905 VPI football team, Season summary, vs. VMI
VPI's starting lineup was: Webber (left end), Diffendal (left tackle), Cunningham (left guard), Stiles (center), Stickling (right guard), Hines (right tackle), Lewis (right end), Nutter (quarterback), Cox (left halfback), Hanvey (right halfback), Harlan (fullback).


1905 VPI football team, Postseason
Six players made W&L coach R. R. Brown's All-Southern team.


1905 VPI football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1905 football team according to the roster published in the 1906 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his second season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 7–1 overall and 6–0 in SIAA, outscoring their opponents 372–22 . Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Their only loss came on the road to McGugin's old team, Michigan, 18–0. From 1903 to 1905 Vandy won 13 consecutive games and was 22–2–1 in those three seasons. They finish the 1905 season with a 17-game home win streak. The streak reached 26 games before Michigan stopped them on November 2, 1907.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Before the season
The team was captained by Innis Brown, later a prominent sportswriter.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Maryville
The season opened with a big win, 97–0 over the Maryville Scots. Owsley Manier scored eight touchdowns.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Maryville
Coach McGugin said "The boys went at it hammer and tongs, and, considering the heat and short halves, they put up a fine game."


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Maryville
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Brown (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Alabama
Alabama was no match for Vanderbilt, losing 34–0. Honus Craig was the star of the game. Quarterback Frank Kyle was severely injured, knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Alabama
The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Sherrell (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Michigan
In the fifth game of the season, Vanderbilt suffered its first loss under coach McGugin, to his mentor and brother in law Fielding H. Yost and his Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor 18–0. Tom Hammond, Joe Curtis, and John Garrels scored Michigan's three touchdowns. The longest was by Hammond, of 20 yards. Vanderbilt did not make a single first down.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Michigan
The starting lineup was Hamilton (left end), Pritchard (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Taylor (right tackle), B. Blake (right end), Kyle (quarterback), Craig (left halfback), D. Blake (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Tennessee
Vanderbilt beat the rival Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 45–0. The Vols were coached by fellow Michigan alum James DePree. Coach McGugin remarked: "Depree was a very valuable man to Michigan athletics and has lots of friends there who are watching his work." Sam Y. Parker sat out the game with injury. Dan Blake made the first three touchdowns.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Tennessee
The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Taylor (left tackle), McLain (left guard), Patterson (center), Sherrell (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Texas
The Commodores defeated the Texas Longhorns, seen as the strongest of the other contenders for the SIAA, by a score of 33–0. ""Honus" Craig, whom no one has ever yet stopped, played probably the greatest game ever put up by a Commodore."


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Texas
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Auburn
The Commodores dominated the Auburn Tigers 54–0, playing the whole game in their territory. Last season, Auburn and Vanderbilt disputed the SIAA title.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Auburn
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Haygood (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Clemson
The Commodores beat the Clemson Tigers 41–0. Owsley Manier went through for the first two touchdowns. The third was scored by Taylor, a 12-yard run just before the end of the first half.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Clemson
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Brown (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Sewanee
Vanderbilt crushed a strong Sewanee squad 68–4. One publication claims "The first scouting done in the South was in 1905, when Dan McGugin and Captain Innis Brown, of Vanderbilt went to Atlanta to see Sewanee play Georgia Tech." John Scarbrough made Sewanee's only points on a 35-yard field goal. On the dedication of Harris Stadium, one writer noted "The University of the South has numbered among its athletes some of the greatest. Anyone who played against giant Henry Phillips in 1901–1903 felt that he was nothing less than the best as guard and fullback. Anyone who ever saw a punt from the foot of J. W. Scarbrough." Honus Craig once ran 60 yards for a touchdown.


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Season summary, Sewanee
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), Noel (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).


1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Players, Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Vanderbilt's lineup during the 1905 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a short punt formation while on offense, with the quarterback under center.


1905 Vermont Green and Gold football team
The 1905 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their first year under head coach George B. Drake, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.


1905 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1905 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1905 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was William Moore.


1905 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1905 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1905 college football season.


1905 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 1905 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905 to elect the governor of Virginia.


1905 WAFA season
The 1905 WAFA season was the 21st season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. This was the first year where the Grand Final results became a draw.


1905 Wabash Little Giants football team
The 1905 Wabash Little Giants football team represented Wabash College during the 1905 college football season. Although the team ended the season with six wins and six losses, the team managed one of its most impressive upsets when it defeated Notre Dame, 5–0, at South Bend. It proved to be the Fighting Irish's only home-field loss in 125 games between 1899 and 1928. Notre Dame had originally considered the game a "practice game" and expected to win easily when the game was scheduled the previous year, but began to take the team more seriously as the 1905 season developed.


1905 Washburn Ichabods football team
The 1905 Washburn Ichabods football team represented Washburn University during the 1905 college football season.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game
The 1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game was a college football game between Fairmount College (now called Wichita State University) and the Washburn Ichabods played on December 25, 1905, in Wichita, Kansas. It marked the first experiment with the forward pass and with the ten-yard requirement for first downs. Despite the game's Christmas Day playing date, It is unclear if the game was considered "regular season", "post season", or "exhibition" in classification.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, Game play
Fairmount College was coached by Willis Bates. The head coach for Washburn that season was John H. Outland, but because he was officiating, it is likely that the coaching duties fell to assistant coach (and next year's head coach) Garfield Weede. The game ended in a 0–0 tie.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, Game play
The conditions for the game were excellent, but neither side was able to approach the other team's goal except by a punt. Only seven first downs were made the entire game—four by Washburn and three by Fairmount. Most of the game was played in the middle of the field, to the disappointment of the fans.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, New rule test, Safer but not "conducive"
Both teams had played a previous game that same season. What made this second game unique was that it was a test of a proposed rule of play. During the game, each team's offense was required to gain ten yards in three downs instead of four to earn a new first down.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, New rule test, Safer but not "conducive"
The experiment was considered a failure. Football legend John H. Outland officiated the game and commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes." The Los Angeles Times reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport."


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, New rule test, Impact
Three days later, 62 schools met in New York City to discuss rule changes to make the game safer. As a result of that meeting, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, later named the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was formed and several other rule changes were made to improve safety for players, including the addition of the forward pass.


1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game, New rule test, First forward pass
In his history of the sport of football, David M. Nelson concluded that "the first forward passes were thrown at the end of the 1905 season in a game between Fairmount and Washburn colleges in Kansas." According to Nelson, Washburn completed three passes, and Fairmount completed two. Credit for the first pass goes to Fairmount's Bill Davis, who completed a pass to Art Solter.


1905 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team
The 1905 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College during the 1905 college football season. The team compiled a 10–3 record. Frank Piekarski was the team's coach.


1905 Washington Senators season
The 1905 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 87, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Jake Stahl and played home games at National Park.


1905 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1905 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1905 Washington State football team
The 1905 Washington State football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1905 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Everett Sweeley and compiled a record of 4–4.


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. 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 and Lee Generals football team
The 1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. This was the school's first successful football team, capped by the victory on Thanksgiving over George Washington.


1905 Washington football team
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. Tom McDonald was the team captain.


1905 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1905 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1905, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. John Aitken, the incumbent Mayor did not seek re-election. He was succeeded by Thomas William Hislop, who was elected to office as Mayor of Wellington, beating defeating five other candidates. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1905 Wesleyan Methodists football team
The 1905 Wesleyan Methodists football team represented Wesleyan University during the 1905 college football season. The team was led by Howard R. Reiter and posted a 7–2–1 record, losing only to national champion Yale in the first official week of play, before losing to Swarthmore in the final week of play. The game were played at Andrus Field, the oldest continuously used American football field in the world. The team's quarterback was Hall of Famer Harry Van Surdam.


1905 West Down by-election
The 1905 West Down by-election was held on 10 July 1905 after the incumbent Irish Unionist Arthur Hill resigned. It was retained by the Unionist candidate Harry Liddell.


1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Carl Forkum, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 44. Paul H. Martin was the team captain.


1905 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Western Australia in late 1905 to elect 50 members to the state's Legislative Assembly. The main polling day was 27 October, although four remote electorates (Dundas, Gascoyne, Kimberley, and Pilbara) went to the polls on 13 November.


1905 Western Australian state election
Hector Rason, the sitting premier and a member of the Ministerialist faction, had taken office on 25 August 1905 at the head of a minority government, following the fall of the previous minority government led by Henry Daglish of the Labour Party. Daglish resigned as party leader on 27 September, and was replaced by William Johnson on 4 October. At the election, Rason and the Ministerialists recorded a landslide victory, with their gain of 15 seats allowing them to form a comfortable majority government. Eight Labour members lost their seats, including their leader Johnson, who was defeated in Kalgoorlie by Norbert Keenan.


1905 Western Conference football season
The 1905 Western Conference football season was the tenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1905 college football season.


1905 Western Conference football season
The 1905 Chicago Maroons football team won the conference championship, compiled an 11–0 record, and outscored opponents 271 to 5. The Maroons were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the National Championship Foundation, and the Houlgate System.


1905 Western Conference football season
Michigan won the first 12 games of the season by a combined score of 495 to 0, but lost the final game of the season by a score of 2–0 against Chicago.


1905 Western Conference football season
Minnesota compiled a 10-1 record, shut out 10 of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents 542 to 22.


1905 Western Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
PPG = Average of points scored per gamePAG = Average of points allowed per game


1905 Western Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1905 season.


1905 Western Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
The following Western Conference players were selected as first-team players on the 1905 College Football All-America Team. (Consensus All-Americans displayed in bold).


1905 Western Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Western players
Eleven players were chosen as first-team players on at least five of the 1905 All-Western college football teams named by the following 10 selectors: Chicago American (CA), Chicago Chronicle (CC), Chicago Daily News (CDN), Chicago Evening Journal (CEJ), Chicago Evening Post (CP), Chicago Record-Herald (CRH), Chicago Tribune (CT), E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly (ECP), J. H. Ritchie in Illustrated Outdoor News (JHR), and The Minneapolis Journal (MJ). (Players unanimously chosen by all 10 selectors are listed in bold.)


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team
The 1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team was an American football team that represented Western University of Pennsylvania (later renamed the University of Pittsburgh) as an independent during the 1905 college football season.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Season recap
The 1904 football season was a tremendous success both on the field and financially for the Western University of Pennsylvania. Coach Arthur Mosse wrote an in depth article for the December 4 edition of the Pittsburgh Press praising all the people in Pittsburgh who contributed to the team's success. He felt that the Western University athletics would continue to succeed with the foundation he put in place and college sports would become an integral part of the Pittsburgh culture. On December 5 the Athletic Committee met to discuss the state of affairs.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Season recap
They were pleased with the work of and probable retention of coach Mosse for the 1905 season. However, the players demanded that teammate Joe Thompson be given the coaching position. This heated debate spread through the alumni, faculty and student body. The Collegiate and Engineering departments wanted coach Mosse, the Dental and Medical departments were rooting for Joe Thompson. Some faculty and alumni feared the transferring of star players if Thompson left school. No solution was reached at the February 3 meeting of the Athletic Association.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Season recap
Coach Mosse continued working toward the 1905 season by setting up a schedule that was approved at the March 3rd Athletic Association meeting, but the naming of the coach was again put on hold. Chancellor Samuel McCormick and trustee George Clapp decided to intervene for the benefit of the University. At the April 7 Athletic Association meeting the problems were addressed and resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. Coach Arthur Mosse was retained for another year and Joe Thompson was named manager and captain of the team. The team played its home games at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Season recap
In its third season under head coach Arthur Mosse, the team compiled an 11–2 record, shut out ten of its thirteen opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 435 to 46. Instead of celebrating another successful season on the gridiron, the players again demanded that Coach Mosse not be retained for the 1906 season or they would transfer. And so came another winter of discontent in the Western University Athletic Association.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Butler YMCA
A game was arranged with the Butler YMCA on the Butler Grounds for Saturday, September 30 after Grove City College cancelled their scheduled game with the Western University. A number of starters were recovering from injuries since Coach Mosse worked the team hard the week leading up to this practice game. The Butler YMCA proved to  be a formidable opponent. On their first possession the Butler boys gained a couple of first downs and were then forced to punt. The WUP offense marched down the field and Jud Schmidt scored a touchdown from inside the five yard line.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Butler YMCA
Walter Zieg kicked the goal after and the score was 6-0 in favor of WUP. On their next possession the WUP backs, Jud Schmidt and Henry Boisseau, worked the ball deep into Butler territory and then fumbled on the Butler ten yard line. Butler gained some yardage but was again forced to punt. The WUP offense was able to gain yardage and was on the Butler four yard line when the halftime whistle blew. Coach Mosse substituted so every player got some playing time. In the second half Butler objected to coaches Mosse and Thompson giving instructions during plays. A minor skirmish was quickly settled. This action aroused the crowd to get close to the action and disrupt play. Neither team was pleased with the fans behavior. The final score read 6-0 in favor of WUP.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Butler YMCA
The WUP lineup for the practice game against Butler YMCA was Ted Perry (left end), John Turner (left tackle), Waldy Zieg (left guard), Curt Leidenroth (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Gilbert Miller (right end), Henry Boisseau (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Omar Mehl (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Butler YMCA
Substitutions made during the game were: Arthur McKean replaced Curt Leidenroth at center; Joe Edgar replaced Yielding at right guard; Quince Banbury replaced Ted Perry at left end; Walter Ritchie replaced Henry Boisseau at quarterback; Winfred Banbury replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback; Plummer Capwell replaced Omar Mehl at fullback; and Bill Rice replaced Plummer Capwell at fullback.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster
The home opener for the WUP eleven against the Westminster Titans was played at Friendship Park because the Pirates were still in season. The WUP lineup was missing players who were injured in the Butler game and in practice. Rice, Swenson, W. Banbury, Capwell, Klawuhn and F. Griggs were on the injured list. The Pittsburgh Press estimated the crowd at better than three thousand. The WUP students with their horns and cowbells paraded into the stadium behind the Fourteenth Regiment Band. The game was delayed due to an argument about the umpire and the length of each half. Westminster would not play unless Mays Edmondson, former captain of the Westminster team, was the umpire. They also wanted to play fifteen minute halves. Captain Thompson finally agreed to let Edmondson umpire. There would be one twenty-five minute half and one fifteen minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster
The lighter Westminster eleven surprised the WUP team with their speed. The Titans advanced the ball to the WUP fifteen yard line but the WUP defense held. The WUP offense then moved the ball five yards at a time to the ten yard line of Westminster. The Titans held the University boys on downs and proceeded to carry the ball back to midfield. Walter Zieg was disqualified for rough play and substitutions were made. The first half ended with Westminster in WUP territory.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster
Westminster quarterback Milton Scott raced eighty-five yards for a touchdown on their second possession of the second half. Locke was successful on the goal kick and WUP was losing 0-6. Walter Ritchie replaced Frank Griggs at quarterback. Art Griggs received the kickoff and returned it to the thirty yard line. The WUP offense went to work and methodically ran the ball down the field. Jud Schmidt, Winfred Banbury and Theodore Perry did the bulk of the ball carrying with Schmidt finally plunging into the end zone for the touchdown. He also kicked the goal after to tie the score.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster
The WUP defense forced the Titans to punt from deep in their own territory on their next possession. Art Griggs returned the punt to the Titans thirty-five yard line. On the third play from scrimmage Griggs raced thirty yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Schmidt missed the goal after. The game ended forty-five seconds later with the score 11-6 in favor of WUP.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster
The WUP lineup for the game against Westminster was Ted Perry (left end), John Turner (left tackle), Leslie Waddill (left guard), Curt Leidenroth (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), Waldy Zieg (right tackle), Gilbert Miller (right end), Frank Griggs (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Joe Thompson (left halfback), and Omar Mehl (fullback). Substitutions made during the game were: Quince Banbury replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback; Jud Schmidt replaced Waldy Zieg at right tackle; Walter Ritchie replaced Frank Griggs at quarterback; and Art Griggs replaced Joe Thompson at left halfback.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Butler A.C.^
On October 11th a crowd of five hundred students ignored the heavy rain and cheered on the WUP to a lopsided victory over the Butler A.C. at Exposition Park. The WUPs scored eighteen touchdowns. All the starters scored except the center Art McKean. Butler could not stop the WUP offense. Butler never made a first down. Due to injuries to the Butler roster, WUP tackle Martin played the second half for Butler. The only negative for the WUP was the eleven missed goal kicks. The final score read 97-0. This was the largest margin of victory in Pittsburgh football history.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Butler A.C.^
The WUP lineup for the game against Butler A. C. was Quince Banbury (left end), John Turner (left tackle), Waldy Zieg (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), Leslie Waddill (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Walter Ritchie (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback). Substitutes used in this game were John Sullivan, Fred Klawuhn, Charles Springer, Jay Frye, Karl Swenson, Frank Griggs and Plummer Capwell. This game consisted of one twenty-five minute half and one fifteen minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Butler A.C.^
^After the WUP played the practice game in Butler, Joe Thompson wanted to play against the same team back in Pittsburgh. The YMCA manager could not honor his request and declined the offer. Another gentleman approached Mr. Thompson and assured him he could bring a strong team to Pittsburgh on the 11th and compete with the WUP eleven. This was not the same team that played so well against the WUP on September 30.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, California  Normal/YMCA
The California Normal/YMCA football team came to Exposition Park on October 14 and were shellacked by WUP. Close to two thousand spectators watched the WUP backs run through the porous YMCA defense at will. Winfred Banbury scored six touchdowns in the first half, including a 105 yard kickoff return, and WUP led 49-0 at the break. Coach Mosse made wholesale substitutions for the second half, but the WUP offense was still able to score four more touchdowns. The final score was 71-0. Coach Mosse was pleased with team and wrote a paragraph for the Pittsburgh Press:


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, California  Normal/YMCA
"I am more than pleased with the showing the boys made today against their heavy opponents, and feel that they are coming back in form. The showing of the additions to our squad, W. Banbury, Griggs and Turner, was particularly gratifying. I wanted to give all the boys a chance to show their worth in today's game, and consequently used nearly all the squad. They all showed up well, and with another week's training I think we will be in good shape to give Cornell a battle royal."


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, California  Normal/YMCA
The WUP lineup for the game against California Normal was Quince Banbury (left end), John Turner (left tackle), Waldy Zieg (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Joe Edgar (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Walter Ritchie (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, California  Normal/YMCA
Substitutions made during the game were: Leslie Waddill replaced Waldy Zieg at left guard; Ted Perry replaced Quince Banbury at left end; Arthur Yielding replaced Joe Edgar at right guard; Frank Miller replaced Walter East at right end; Henry Boisseau replaced Walter Ritchie at quarterback; Omar Mehl replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback; and Winfred Banbury replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback. The game consisted of one twenty-five minute half and one twenty minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
On October 21 Percy Field in Ithaca N.Y. was the site of the game between the Cornell Big Red and the Western University eleven. The Cornell coach was Glen Scobey "Pop" Warner, who would coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1915-1923. The Cornell lads outweighed the WUPs by ten to fifteen pounds per man. Coach Mosse was confident his team could compete. The WUP defense held the Big Red to one first half touchdown, but the offense could not sustain a drive. Late in the first half Cornell started a drive from their own forty-five yard line and steadily moved the ball downfield. Cornell halfback Martin scampered the last fifteen yards into the end zone. The goal kick after by Halliday was successful. The halftime score was 6-0 in favor of Cornell.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
The WUP eleven produced no offense in the second half and their defense allowed the brawnier Cornell lads to score four more touchdowns. The final score was 30-0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
The Pittsburgh Press had summations from each coach. Coach Warner wrote:


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
"While we rolled up a rather large score against Mosse's men, the victory was no cinch by any means and had it not been that my boys had the advantage in weight over the Pennsylvanians the score would undoubtedly have been smaller. For a new team, the Smoky City lads showed up remarkably well and they fully lived up to the good word that had preceded their coming. In the first half they played well both offensively and defensively."


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
"Well, we were defeated by the Ithacans and although the score looks somewhat bad on paper, I can assure the loyal rooters of WUP that our team played valiantly, although outweighed 15 pounds to the man. We showed our real strength in the first half when we held our opponents down nicely but in the second half the weight against us told and were simply battered down. We are not discouraged in the least and the defeat will only spur us on to renewed vigor."


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Cornell
The WUP lineup for the game against Cornell was Ted Perry (left end), John Turner (left tackle), Leslie Waddill (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Joe Edgar (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Winfred Banbury (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Quince Banbury (fullback). Substitutions made during the game were: Omar Mehl replaced Quince Banbury at fullback; Arthur Yielding replaced Joe Edgar at right guard; and after Mr. Yielding got ejected for fighting, Gilbert Miller replaced Arthur Yielding at right guard. This game consisted of thirty-five minute halves.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Dickinson
Four thousand spectators crammed Exposition Park on October 28 to watch the WUP eleven take on the Red Devils of Dickinson College from Carlisle, Pa..  Dickinson beat Washington & Jefferson the previous Thanksgiving Day, so they had some notoriety. The WUP offense received the opening kickoff and proceeded to sustain an eight minute drive that culminated with a Walter East fifteen yard scamper around left end for a touchdown. Jud Schmidt converted the goal kick after and WUP led 6-0. The rest of the half was a stalemate as both teams were able to move the ball but fumbles, penalties and occasional strong defense prohibited any scoring.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Dickinson
Early in the second half the WUP offense was deep in Red Devil territory. Frank Griggs fumbled on the eight yard line. Dickinson halfback McIntire recovered and raced one hundred and two yards for the touchdown. Paul Davis kicked the goal after and the score was tied. The WUP offense went on another sustained drive that was aided by two Dickinson penalties. Art Griggs scored the go ahead touchdown and Schmidt was again good on the goal kick. WUP led 12-6. After a change of possessions, the WUP offense continued to gain yardage.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Dickinson
Theodore Perry carried the ball the last ten yards for the score. Jud Schmidt was again successful on the goal kick. A few minutes later Dickinson quarterback Simpson fumbled a punt into the end zone. Theodore Perry fell on the ball for the WUP's last touchdown. Schmidt came through with the goal after and WUP led 24-6. With time running short, Red Devil Captain Paul Davis lined up and kicked a fifty-three yard field goal (worth 4 points in 1905) to make the final score 24-10.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Dickinson
The WUP lineup for the game with Dickinson was Ted Perry (left end), Miller (left tackle), McKinney (left guard), John Turner (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Frank Griggs (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Dickinson
Substitutions made during the game were: Karl Swenson replaced Frank Griggs at quarterback; Omar Mehl replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback; Fred Klawuhn replaced Walter East at right end; Joe Edgar replaced Arthur Yielding at right guard; Arthur Yielding replaced McKinney at left guard; and Leslie Waddill replaced Joe Edgar at right guard. The game consisted of twenty-five minute halves.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Mount Union
On November 1 the Mount Union Purple Raiders from Alliance, Ohio met the WUP eleven at Exposition Park for a practice game. Coach Mosse started the scrub team. The second stringers showed their appreciation by scoring five first half touchdowns. Fullback John Mackrell made his first game appearance special by scoring two touchdowns. In the second half Coach Mosse inserted the first stringers into the lineup. Thirty more points were scored against the outmanned Purple Raiders and the final score read 57-0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Mount Union
The WUP lineup for the game against Mount Union was Quince Banbury (left end), Leslie Waddill (left tackle), C. McKinney (left guard), Curt Leidenroth (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), John Turner (right tackle), Jay Frye (right end), Karl Swenson (quarterback), Charles Springer (left halfback), Fred Klawuhn (right halfback), and John Mackrell (fullback). The following players were substituted into the game at halftime: Ted Perry, Gilbert Miller, John Sullivan, Arthur McKean, Calvin Marshall, Walter East, Art Griggs, Plummer Capwell, Jud Schmidt and Winfred Banbury. The game consisted of twenty-five minute halves.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Bethany
The Bethany Bison were the opponent on November 4. The WUP team expected some fierce competition from the West Virginians to prepare for the upcoming game with Washington & Jefferson. Coach Mosse started the first string and liked the results as they ran up a score of 42-0 in the first half. Walter East scored three touchdowns : two on short plunges and one on a thirty-five yard dash around end. Halfback Jud Schmidt, who had an eighty yard scamper, added two scores. Quincy Banbury scored on a thirty yard dash and Arthur Griggs plunged for a touchdown. The Bethany defense could not slow the WUP offense.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Bethany
Wholesale substitutions were made at halftime and the WUP second team could only manage one touchdown by Leslie Waddill in the fifteen minute second half. Jud Schmidt was successful on seven goal kicks and John Sullivan converted the last one. The final score was 48-0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Bethany
The WUP lineup for the game with Bethany was Quince Banbury (left end), Gilbert Miller (left tackle), Leslie Waddill (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), John Turner (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Frank Griggs (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Bethany
Substitutions made during the game were: Charles Springer replaced Art Griggs at left halfback; C. McKinney replaced Gilbert Miller at left tackle; Fred Klawuhn replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback; Plummer Capwell replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback; Curt Leidenroth replaced Arthur McKean at center; Jay Frye replaced Walter East at right end;  Henry Boisseau replaced Frank Griggs at quarterback; and John Sullivan replaced Quince Banbury at left end. The game consisted of one twenty minute half and one fifteen minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Franklin & Marshall
On November 7 the final tuneup for the Washington & Jefferson game was scheduled with Franklin & Marshall College of Lancaster, Pa. at Exposition Park. Coach Mosse started a lot of second teamers and substituted often. The WUP offense scored three touchdowns in the first eight minutes of play. The last touchdown of the first half was scored by Quincy Banbury on a seventy-five yard scamper. The score at halftime was 23-0 in favor of WUP.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Franklin & Marshall
The WUP defense only allowed one first down and held the Diplomats scoreless. The WUP offense scored five more touchdowns in the second half to make the final score 53-0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Franklin & Marshall
The WUP lineup for the F & M game was Ted Perry (left end), Leslie Waddill (left tackle), Waldy Zieg (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Arthur Yielding (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Henry Boisseau (quarterback), Fred Klawuhn (right halfback), Joe Thompson (left halfback), and Omar Mehl (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Franklin & Marshall
Substitutions made during the game were: Plummer Capwell replaced Omar Mehl at fullback; Jay Frye replaced Walter East at right end; Paul Vitte replaced Calvin Marshall at right tackle; C. McKinney replaced Waldy Zieg at left guard; Quince Banbury replaced Ted Perry at left end; and Charles Springer replaced Quince Banbury at left end. The game consisted of one twenty minute half and one fifteen minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
The football teams of the Western University of Pennsylvania and Washington & Jefferson College played five games from 1890 to 1895. The WUPs were winless in the series and were outscored 130-12. November 11th 1905 was the first time the game was played in Pittsburgh. On Thursday, November 9, Chancellor Samuel B. McCormick held a meeting of students and alumni to thank them for their support of the team and to encourage wholesome participation in cheering and noise making at the football game against the Red and Black.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
After the meeting eight hundred eager participants paraded to the practice field and cheered for the team. The Western University of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh were ready for Saturday. A special scoreboard was erected to keep the fans informed of the score, down and time remaining. Bleachers were added to the visitors side of the field in anticipation of the large crowd. The Pittsburgh Post mentioned the availability of a program for sale at this game -  “A special feature of the afternoon will be the artistic score cards which will be sold in the stands. The cards, which are intended for souvenirs, will contain the statistics of the two teams, the photographs of the coaches, managers and captains and the line-up.”  The newly formed WUP band and drum corps would lead the parade of students from Union Station through downtown and into the stadium.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
Both teams were healthy and at full strength. Over ten thousand people crammed Exposition Park for the game. On the WUPs third possession, Art Griggs returned a punt to the W & J seven yard line. Jud Schmidt carried it into the end zone on the next play. He then kicked the goal after and WUP led 6-0. The WUP offense moved the ball against the tough defense of the Red and Black, but penalties kept aborting the drives. The half came to an end with the WUPs on the W&J thirty-five yard line.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
Omar Mehl replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback for the second half and did the bulk of the ball carrying. On their first possession of the second half the WUP offense worked the ball to the W&J ten yard line. They were then penalized fifteen yards for holding and turned the ball over to the Red and Black. The staunch WUP defense kept the Red and Black in their territory for the bulk of the second half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
On the WUPs next possession they were able to sustain the drive and Omar Mehl carried the ball across the goal for the second touchdown of the game. Schmidt missed the goal kick after. The WUP offense had the ball on the W&J twenty yard line when time was called. The WUPs beat the Red and Black, 11–0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
The WUP lineup for the game against Washington & Jefferson was Ted Perry (left end), Gilbert Miller (left tackle), Waldy Zieg (left guard), Arthur McKean (center), Joe Edgar (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Frank Griggs (quarterback), Jud Schmidt(right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Washington & Jefferson
Substitutions made during the game were: Leslie Waddill replaced Waldy Zieg at left guard; John Sullivan replaced Art Griggs at left halfback; Joe Thompson replaced John Sullivan at left halfback; Omar Mehl replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback; Quince Banbury replaced Walter east at right end; and Fred Klawuhn replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback. The game consisted of thirty-five minute halves


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Ohio Medical
The Ohio Medical University from Columbus, Ohio was the November 18 opponent. An added incentive for the fans was a scoreboard giving a play by play account of the Yale versus Princeton game. More than two thousand fans attended and the students were led into the stadium by the eighteen piece school band conducted by Oliver Fulton (Class of 1906).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Ohio Medical
The WUP offense scored in the first five minutes on a seventy-five yard scamper by Joe Thompson and the rout was on. The final score was 51-4. The Medics had no answer for the powerful WUP offense. The highlight for the Ohioans was the field goal kicked by halfback Means late in the first half. Walter East, Karl Swenson and Plummer Capwell each scored two touchdowns. Joe Thompson, John Turner and Fred Klawuhn added one each. Coach Mosse substituted frequently and the entire squad finished the game injury free.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Ohio Medical
The WUP lineup for the game against Ohio Medical U. was Karl Swenson (left end), Gilbert Miller (left tackle), John Turner (left guard), Curt Leidenroth (center), Joe Edgar (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Henry Boisseau (quarterback), Fred Klawuhn (right halfback), Joe Thompson (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback). Substitutions made during the game were: Walter Richie replaced Henry Boisseau at quarterback; Plummer Capwell replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback; Jay Frye replaced Walter East at right end; C. McKinney replaced Gilbert Miller at left tackle; and Ted Perry replaced Karl Swenson at left end. The game consisted of thirty-five minute halves.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
On Saturday, November 25, the WUP football team took their second road trip of the season. Their destination was Beaver Falls, Pa. to battle the Geneva Covenanters. A special car was attached to the Beaver Falls Express train to accommodate all the students and band members wanting to attend the game.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
WUP received the opening kickoff and marched down the field. Winfred Banbury carried the ball into the end zone from the three yard line four minutes into the game. Plummer Capwell kicked the goal after. After an exchange of punts, the WUP offense worked the ball to the three yard line again but were unable to score. After another exchange of punts, the WUP offense moved the ball downfield and were on the four yard line when the half ended with the score 6-0 in favor of WUP.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
The second half mirrored the first as the WUP offense scored on their first possession. Karl Swenson raced into the end zone from eight yards out for the touchdown. Capwell was again successful on the goal kick after and the WUP lead was 12-0. The Geneva offense could not penetrate WUP territory. The WUP offense was able to reach the Geneva fifteen yard line but fumbled to thwart the drive. The game ended with the WUP eleven on the Geneva thirty yard line.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
The WUP lineup for the game against Geneva was Karl Swenson (left end), Leslie Waddill (left tackle), Arthur Yielding (left guard), Waldy Zieg (center), C. McKinney (right guard), Paul Vitte (right tackle), Jay Frye (right end), Henry Boisseau (quarterback), Plummer Capwell (right halfback), Charles Springer (left halfback), and Winfred Banbury (fullback). Substitutions made during the game were: John Mackrell replaced Karl Swenson at left end; Andrew Martin replaced Arthur Yielding at left guard; and Walter Ritchie replaced Henry Boisseau at quarterback. The game consisted of one twenty-five minute half and one twenty minute half.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Almost ten thousand fans crammed into Exposition Park on a frigid Thanksgiving Day for the WUP versus State College game. The heavy rainfall earlier in the week caused drainage pipes to back up from the Allegheny River and flood the east end of the field from the twenty yard line to the end zone. The sight resembled an ice covered pond. The State College eleven was determined to avenge the previous year's loss to the WUP.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The first half was a fierce struggle between two evenly matched teams. Late in the half State College had the ball on the WUP twenty yard line next to the pond. The Officials decided to move the ball to the other end of the field for safety reasons. With six seconds left in the half Irish McIlveen plunged into the end zone for the only touchdown of the game. George Yeckley was successful on the goal kick after and State led 6-0.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The WUP offense could not penetrate the State defense in the second half and lost for the second time in 1905. WUP finished the season 11-2.


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Penn State
The WUP lineup for the game against Penn State was Ted Perry (left end), Gilbert Miller (left tackle), Arthur Yielding (left guard), John Turner (center), Joe Edgar (right guard), Calvin Marshall (right tackle), Walter East (right end), Frank Griggs (quarterback), Jud Schmidt (right halfback), Art Griggs (left halfback), and Omar Mehl (fullback).


1905 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Substitutions made during the game were: Leslie Waddill replaced Arthur Yielding at left guard; Winfred Banbury replaced Omar Mehl at fullback; Joe Thompson replaced Art Griggs at left halfback; Quince Banbury replaced Ted Perry at left end; Fred Klawuhn replaced Jud Schmidt at right halfback; and Waldy Zieg replaced Leslie Waddill at left guard. The game consisted of one thirty minute half and one twenty-five minute half.


1905 Whitby by-election
The Whitby by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP)  to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.


1905 Whitby by-election, Vacancy
Ernest Beckett had been Conservative MP for the seat of Whitby since the 1885 general election. He succeeded to the title of Baron Grimthorpe on the death of his uncle on 29 April 1905.


1905 Whitby by-election, Electoral history
The seat had been Conservative since 1885. They held the seat at the last election, unopposed:


1905 Whitby by-election, Candidates
The Conservatives selected 39-year-old Gervase Beckett as their candidate to defend the seat. Beckett was the younger brother of the previous MP. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Green Howards in 1884, but resigned his commission in 1886. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars in 1888. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1895 and Captain in 1898, and resigned his commission in 1901


1905 Whitby by-election, Candidates
The local Liberal Association selected 36-year-old Noel Buxton to challenge for the seat. In 1896, Buxton acted as Aide-de-Camp to his father during his time as Governor of South Australia. He served on the Whitechapel Board of Guardians and Central Unemployment Body, and was a Member of the Home Office Departmental Committee on Lead Poisoning. Buxton stood unsuccessfully for Ipswich in 1900. He had taken a deep interest in temperance reform and was closely connected with East-end settlement work.


1905 Whitby by-election, Candidates
Despite his interest in temperance reform, Buxton's candidature ran into problems with the Temperance movement who traditionally were supporters of Liberal candidates. The executive of the North of England Temperance League protested to the Liberal Party leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman on account of Buxton's supposed brewery interests. They threatened the Liberal Party that if they did not withdraw Buxton's candidature, the league would actively oppose him. The Liberal Party ignored the threat and Buxton remained as candidate.


1905 Whitby by-election, Campaign
Beckett, the Conservative candidate, was happy to support the Unionist Government's 1902 Education Act, despite the fact that it increased rates in parts of the constituency to help pay for Protestant schools. He claimed that agricultural tenants would benefit from rate relief due to the renewal of the Agricultural Rates Act. He was in favour of the Unionist Government's plans to look at introducing trade tariffs. He also opposed Home Rule for Ireland. Beckett's pro-Protestant positions unsurprisingly won him the endorsement of the Whitby Protestant Electoral Council, who had sent questions to both candidates about issues of their concern. Both candidates replies were considered and the council favoured that of Beckett so much that they urged all Whitby's Protestant voters to vote for and campaign for Beckett.


1905 Whitby by-election, Result
Buxton and the Liberal campaign managed to overcome their difficulties and gained the seat:


1905 Whitby by-election, Result
Speaking on the result, Buxton, the Liberal victor, remarked that the Whitby result was even better than the Liberal victory at Brighton two months earlier. He described the Whitby result as a "great victory for truth, for the cause of the working man and for liberty throughout the world".


1905 William & Mary Orange and White football team
The 1905William & Mary Orange and White football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) during the 1905 college football season. Led by J. Merrill Blanchard in his second and final season as head coach, the Orange and White compiled an overall record of 2–4–1.


1905 Wimbledon Championships
The 1905 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905. May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship. There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event.


1905 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Laurence Doherty /  Reginald Doherty defeated  Frank Riseley /  Sydney Smith, 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3


1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Frank Riseley and Sydney Smith defeated Norman Brookes and Alfred Dunlop 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Riseley and Smith 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1905 Wimbledon Championships.


1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Norman Brookes defeated Sydney Smith 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Laurence Doherty defeated Brookes 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1905 Wimbledon Championships.


1905 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
May Sutton defeated Constance Wilson 6–3, 8–6 in the All Comers' final, and then defeated the reigning champion Dorothea Douglass 6–3, 6–4 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1905 Wimbledon Championships.


1905 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1905 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1905 Western Conference football season.


1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 21 and 22 January 1905 at the ice rink Stadspark in Groningen, Netherlands.


1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Sigurd Mathisen was defending champion. He did not participate and did not defend his title.


1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Coen de Koning won three of the four distances and became World champion.


1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
One could only win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances.