1905 Butler Christians football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1905
| team = Butler Christians
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–2–1
| head_coach = Edgar Wingard
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Kingsbury
| stadium = Irwin Field, Washington Park
}}
{{1905 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1905 Butler Christians football team represented Butler University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Led by Edgar Wingard in his second and final season as head coach, the Christians compiled a record of 7–2–1.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = Shortridge High School
| site_stadium = Irwin Field
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 17–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Shortridge Take The Place Of Normalites |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115758387/the-indianapolis-news/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=September 23, 1905 |page=10 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Butler Wins First Contest Of The Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115758294/the-indianapolis-star/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=September 24, 1905 |page=17 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wabash Athletic Association
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Wabash, IN
| score = 6–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Wabash Athletics Lose To Butler College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115749940/the-huntington-herald/ |newspaper=Evening Herald |location=Huntington, Indiana |date=September 26, 1905 |page=3 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 0–31
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Winona Tech (IN)
| site_stadium = Irwin Field
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 31–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Squad Meets Two Light Elevens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757156/the-indianapolis-news/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 12, 1905 |page=10 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Shelbyville Business College
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Shelbyville, IN
| score = 47–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Turns Loose Another Big Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757364/the-indianapolis-news/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 14, 1905 |page=12 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Rose Polytechnic|title=Rose Polytechnic}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| score = 6–6
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Wittenberg Tigers|title=Wittenberg}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Springfield, OH
| score = 10–12
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Up Against It |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757646/the-indianapolis-news/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=October 30, 1905 |page=14 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Irwin Field
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 17–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Wins Easy Game From Miami |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757736/the-indianapolis-star/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 2, 1905 |page=6 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Franklin Baptists|title=Franklin (IN)}}
| site_stadium = Irwin Field
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 64–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Wins From Franklin 64 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757887/the-indianapolis-star/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 12, 1905 |page=18 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = DePauw
| site_stadium = Washington Park
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| score = 18–17
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Butler Team Won In The Second Half |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115758102/the-indianapolis-news/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 20, 1905 |page=10 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2022 Football Record Book |url=https://butlersports.com/documents/2022/6/8/2022_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Butler University |page=7 |access-date=January 3, 2023 }}
References
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