American college football season
The 1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1905 college football season . The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Walter C. Booth and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska .[1] The team competed as an independent.
Booth retired from coaching following the 1905 season, departing Nebraska with a 46–8–1 record. His 46 wins were a school record until 1966, when he was passed by Bob Devaney .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 23 Grand Island W 30–0
September 30 Lincoln High Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 20–0
October 7 South Dakota Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 42–6
October 14 3:00 p.m. Knox Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 16–0
October 21 at Michigan L 31–0
October 28 3:00 p.m. at Creighton W 102–0
November 4 3:00 p.m. Iowa State Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 21–0
November 11 Colorado Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 18–04,012
November 18 at Minnesota L 35–0
November 25 Doane Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 43–5
November 30 Illinois Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 24–6
[2]
Coaching staff
Roster
[4]
Barta, Frank G
Barwick, Leonard QB
Bender, Johnny HB
Benedict, Maurice QB
Borg, Charles C
Burns, Donald T
Cotton, Charles RG
Craig, Hugh HB
Denslow, Lloyd E
Eager, Earl HB
Graves, Elliot HB
Hunter, Fred RG
Johnson, William E
Lundin, Alford T
Mason, Cyrus LT
Mason, John FB
McDonald, Gil E
Mills, Leslie QB
Morse, C.L. QB
Nelson, Thomas G
Ringer, John LG
Schmidt, Francis HB
Taylor, Robert RG
Weller, John HB
Wenstrand, Ralph G
Wilson, Harry HB
Game summaries
Grand Island
Grand Island at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Grand Island
0
• Nebraska
30
Date: September 23Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall
Last meeting
Result
2–0
September 24, 1904
Nebraska, 72–0
Booth missed Nebraska's season-opening win with an illness. This was the final meeting between Grand Island and Nebraska.[5] [6]
Lincoln High
Lincoln High at Nebraska
Date: September 30Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
This was the eighth and final exhibition game between Lincoln High and Nebraska.[6]
South Dakota
Overall
Last meeting
Result
1–1
October 3, 1903
Nebraska, 23–0
South Dakota's only points came after returning a fumble for a touchdown. Nebraska dominated the remainder of the game to win 42–6.[5] [6]
Knox
Knox at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Knox
0
• Nebraska
16
Overall
Last meeting
Result
3–0
October 22, 1904
Nebraska, 34–0
Nebraska defeated Knox 16–0 in what was described as "another early season walk through warm up game."[5] [6]
at Michigan
Nebraska at Michigan
1
2 Total
Nebraska
0
0
0
• Michigan
0
31
31
Overall
Last meeting
Result
0–0
–
–
Nebraska met Michigan for the first time in 1905, the final season Michigan played at Regents Field. The Wolverines were led by Fielding H. Yost , marking the first time NU had played one of its past head coaches. Michigan pulled away after a scoreless first half to win 31–0.[5] [6]
at Creighton
Nebraska at Creighton
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
40
62
102
Creighton
0
0
0
Overall
Last meeting
Result
1–0
October 15, 1904
Nebraska, 39–0
A week after a humbling loss at Michigan, Nebraska set new program records for points scored and margin of victory in a 102–0 win over Creighton in Omaha. NU scored more points in the second half than in the first despite an enormous lead.[5] [6]
Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska
Date: November 4Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Game weather: Rain
Overall
Last meeting
Result
4–2
October 26, 1902
Nebraska, 17–0
After a three-year hiatus, Nebraska renewed its series with Iowa State. NU shut out the Cyclones 21–0 in heavy rain.[5] [6]
Colorado
Colorado at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Colorado
0
0
0
• Nebraska
6
12
18
Date: November 11Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Game attendance: 4,012
Overall
Last meeting
Result
3–1
October 8, 1904
Colorado, 6–0
Nebraska shut out Coloraso in front of 4,012 fans, a school record for a non-Thanksgiving Day crowd.[5] [6]
at Minnesota
Overall
Last meeting
Result
1–3
October 29, 1904
Minnesota, 16–12
[5] [6]
Doane
Doane at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Doane
0
5
5
• Nebraska
37
6
43
Overall
Last meeting
Result
8–2
September 27, 1902
Nebraska, 51–0
Nebraska claimed a sixth state championship with a 43–5 victory over Doane.[5] [6]
Illinois
Illinois at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Illinois
6
0
6
• Nebraska
12
12
24
Overall
Last meeting
Result
3–0
November 24, 1904
Nebraska, 16–10
[5] [6]
References
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