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1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainE. L. Minton
Seasons
←  1904
1912 →
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
LSU 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Clemson 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nashville 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Georgia 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by John Counselman in his first and only season as head coach, Cumberland compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Georgia
W 6–0
October 6at VPI*
L 0–12
October 9at Maryville (TN)* Maryville, TNW 38–0300 [1] [2]
October 21at Sewanee
L 0–9
October 28at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GAL 0–18
October 31at Grant*
W 11–6 [3]
November 11at Kentucky State College* Lexington, KYL 0–6 [4] [5]
November 18at Mississippi A&M
W 27–5 [6]
November 20at Ole Miss Oxford, MSW 18–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Cumberland Is Easy Winner". The Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 10, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Cumberland—Won From Maryville By Score Of 38 To 0". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 10, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Grant loses great game". The Chattanooga News. November 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Both Home Football Teams". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball (continued)". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "A. & M. Eleven Was Beaten". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 19, 1905. p. 23. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "1905 schedule".
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