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1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team

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.

1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern 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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Georgia
W 6–0
October 6at VPI*
L 0–12[1]
October 9at Maryville (TN)*Maryville, TNW 38–0300[2][3]
October 21vs. SewaneeNashville, TNL 0–9[4]
October 28at Georgia Tech
L 0–18[5]
October 31at Grant*
W 11–6[6]
November 11at Kentucky State College*Lexington, KYL 0–6[7][8]
November 18at Mississippi A&M
W 27–5[9]
November 20at Ole Miss
W 18–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References edit

  1. ^ "College paper says Virginia Polytechnic Team slugged, robbed, cursed and played dirty tricks". Nashville Banner. October 10, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cumberland Is Easy Winner". The Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 10, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "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  .
  4. ^ "Sewanee beats Mooney 42 to 0 in first game". The Atlanta Journal. October 8, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech 18, Cumberland 0". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grant loses great game". The Chattanooga News. November 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Both Home Football Teams". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Foot Ball (continued)". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "A. & M. Eleven Was Beaten". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 19, 1905. p. 23. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Cumberland beat Oxford". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1905. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1905 schedule".
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