1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football
SIAA Champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1905 record 71 (60 SIAA)
Head coach Dan McGugin (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Short-punt
Captain Innis Brown
Home stadium Dudley Field
1905 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 6 0 0     7 1 0
Georgia Tech 4 0 1     6 0 1
LSU 2 0 0     3 0 0
Davidson 1 0 0     2 5 0
Texas 2 1 0     5 4 0
Clemson 3 2 1     3 2 1
Sewanee 2 2 1     4 2 1
Alabama 4 4 0     6 4 0
Cumberland 2 2 0     4 4 0
Auburn 2 4 0     2 4 0
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0     3 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 1     3 5 1
Texas A&M 0 1 0     7 2 0
Tulane 0 1 0     0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0     0 2 0
Nashville 0 2 0     0 2 0
Georgia 0 4 0     1 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 college football season.[1] 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. Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories. Their only loss came on the road to McGugin's old team, Michigan, 18–0. Vanderbilt outscored there opponents 372–22. 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.

Before the season

The team was captained by Innis Brown, later a prominent sportswriter.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Maryville* Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 970  
October 7 Alabama Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 340  
October 14 Michigan* Regents FieldAnn Arbor, MI L 018  
October 21 Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) W 450  
October 28 Texas Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 330  
November 4 Auburndagger Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 540  
November 18 Clemson Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 410  
November 30 Sewanee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 684  
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Alabama

Alabama was no match for Vanderbilt, losing 340. Honus Craig was the star of the game.[3] Quarterback Frank Kyle was severely injured, knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital.

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 180.[4]

Sewanee

Vanderbilt crushed a strong Sewanee squad 684.

References

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