1905 Washington University football team

1905 Washington University football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Charles A. Fairweather (1st season)
Home stadium	Francis Field

1905 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Kansas			–					10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	0
Doane			–					5	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					9	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					7	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					7	–	2	–	1
Kansas State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					3	–	1	–	1
Carthage			–					4	–	2	–	0
Western Illinois			–					4	–	2	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					7	–	3	–	2
Wittenberg			–					7	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg			–					6	–	4	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	3	–	2
Cincinnati			–					5	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Missouri			–					5	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fairmount			–					5	–	4	–	1
Haskell			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					6	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					4	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ohio			–					2	–	5	–	2
DePauw			–					3	–	6	–	0
Mount Union			–					2	–	6	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	1	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					0	–	1	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					0	–	3	–	0

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Westminster (MO)	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 59–0
October 7	Rose Polytechnic	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	T 0–0
October 14	Arkansas	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 6–0
October 21	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN	L 0–39
October 28	Illinois College	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 35–0
November 4	at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	L 0–21
November 11	Drury	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 5–6
November 18	Missouri	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 14–10
November 25	Missouri Mines	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 23–6
November 30	Knox (IL)	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 17–6