American college football season
The 1905 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1905 college football season . The Quakers finished with an undefeated 12–0–1 record in their fourth year under head coach Carl S. Williams . Significant games included a 6 to 0 victory over the Carlisle Indians , a 12 to 6 victory over Harvard , a 23 to 0 victory over Columbia , a 6 to 5 victory over Cornell , and a 6–6 tie with Lafayette . The 1905 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 259 to 33.[1] [2]
Six Penn players received recognition on the 1905 College Football All-America Team . They are: end Izzy Levene (WC-3; NYW; NYG); tackle Otis Lamson (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYW; NYG; NYEP; NYT; NYG); guard F. Hobson (NYEP; NYG); center Robert Torrey (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYT; NYW; NYG); quarterback Vince Stevenson (NYW); and halfback H.W. Sheble (WC-2).[3] [4] [5]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 30 Lehigh W 35–0
October 4 Gettysburg Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 16–6
October 7 Swarthmore Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 11–4[6]
October 11 Franklin & Marshall Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 38–0
October 14 North Carolina Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 17–0
October 18 Ursinus Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 39–0
October 21 Brown Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 8–6
October 28 Carlisle Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 6–020,000 [7]
November 4 Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 6–6
November 11 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) W 12–6
November 18 Villanova Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 42–0
November 25 at Columbia W 23–010,000 [8]
November 30 Cornell Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) W 6–5
References
^ "1905 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
^ "Pennsylvania Yearly Results (1905-1909)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
^ "All-American Eleven: Walter Camp Selects the Best Football Team; West Figures Prominently". The Washington Post . December 20, 1905. (WC)
^ "Timely Sport Gossip from Ring and Field". Anaconda Standard . December 27, 1905. (CW)
^ 1905 Official NCAA Football Guide (NYEP, NYT, NYW, NYG)
^ "Penn Overpowers Swarthmore 11-6" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 8, 1905. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn Beats Indians By Score of 6 to 0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 29, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn Beats Columbia Easily In Final Game" . The New York Times . November 26, 1905. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
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