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1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Western Conference
Record10–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Current
Home stadium Northrop Field
Seasons
←  1904
1906 →
1905 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Purdue 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Indiana 0 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–1 record (2–1 against Western Conference opponents), shut out 9 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents 542 to 22. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Twin Cities Central High*
W 74–03,500
September 30 Shattuck/Pillsbury Academy*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 54–01,500
September 30 St. Thomas (MN)*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 42–01,500
October 7 North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 45–02,000
October 14 Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 42–01,000
October 21 Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN ( rivalry)
W 39–03,550
October 28 Lawrence*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 46–01,000
November 4 Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN ( rivalry)
L 12–1625,000
November 11 South Dakota State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 81–01,000 [2]
November 18 Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN ( rivalry)
W 35–010,000
November 25 Northwestern
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 72–65,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1905 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gophers Strike Like Avalanche". The Minneapolis Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 12, 1905. p. 1, sport section. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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