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1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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SIAA champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1905 record 7–1 (6–0 SIAA)
Head coach Dan McGugin (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Short-punt
Captain Innis Brown
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 6 0 0     7 1 0
Georgia Tech 4 0 1     6 0 1
LSU 2 0 0     3 0 0
Texas 2 1 0     5 4 0
Clemson 3 2 1     3 2 1
Sewanee 2 2 1     4 2 1
Alabama 4 4 0     6 4 0
Cumberland 2 2 0     4 4 0
Nashville 0 0 0     0 2 0
Auburn 2 4 0     2 4 0
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0     3 4 0
Texas A&M 0 1 0     7 2 0
Tulane 0 1 0     0 1 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0     0 2 0
Tennessee 0 4 1     3 5 1
Georgia 0 4 0     1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
1 2 Total
Tennessee 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 24 21 45
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Curry Field • Nashville, TN
  • Referee: Bachman

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Clemson at Vanderbilt
1 2 Total
Clemson 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 17 24 41
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Curry Field • Nashville, TN
  • Referee: Bradley Walker

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The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his second season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 7–1 overall and 6–0 in SIAA, outscoring their opponents 372–22 . Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories.

Their only loss came on the road to McGugin's old team, Michigan, 18–0. From 1903 to 1905 Vandy won 13 consecutive games and was 22–2–1 in those three seasons. They finish the 1905 season with a 17-game home win streak. The streak reached 26 games before Michigan stopped them on November 2, 1907.

The team was captained by Innis Brown, later a prominent sportswriter.

The season opened with a big win, 97–0 over the Maryville Scots. Owsley Manier scored eight touchdowns.

Coach McGugin said "The boys went at it hammer and tongs, and, considering the heat and short halves, they put up a fine game."

The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Brown (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).

Alabama was no match for Vanderbilt, losing 34–0. Honus Craig was the star of the game. Quarterback Frank Kyle was severely injured, knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital.


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