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1905 Davidson football team

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1905 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum     1 0 0
Stetson     4 0 1
VPI     9 1 0
Navy     10 1 1
Grant     6 1 0
Kentucky University     7 0 3
Oklahoma     7 2 0
Washington and Lee     7 2 0
Texas A&M     7 2 0
Marshall     6 2 0
North Carolina A&M     4 1 1
West Virginia     6 3 0
Kentucky State College     6 3 1
South Carolina     4 2 1
Maryland     6 4 0
Central State Normal     4 3 1
North Carolina     4 3 1
Virginia     5 4 0
Catholic University     0 0 1
TCU     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
The Citadel     2 3 1
Richmond     3 5 2
George Washington     3 4 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Howard (AL)     1 2 1
VMI     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Arkansas     2 6 0
Kendall     1 3 0
Georgetown     2 7 0
Goldey College     1 4 0
Baylor     1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     0 1 0

The 1905 Davidson football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Williams, the team compiled a 3–4 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7vs. North CarolinaL 0–61,000[1]
October 16Oak Ridge Institute
W 75–0[2]
October 20at Auburn
W 6–0[3]
October 27at Virginia
L 0–11[4]
November 4vs. South Carolina
  • Mecklenburg Fair Grounds
  • Charlotte, NC
L 5–7[5]
November 10at VMILexington, VAW 8–6[6]
November 30vs. North Carolina A&M
L 0–10[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Carolina wins the game". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 8, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Davidson wallops Oak Ridge to the tune of 75 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 17, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Orange and Blue down in defeat". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Victory won by Virginia Sweat". The News and Observer. October 28, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Six to four at Charlotte". The News and Observer. November 4, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson 8, V.M.I. 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A. & M. wins the game; Davidson didn't score". The Winston-Salem Journal. December 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.