1905 Fordham football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1905
| team = Fordham
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 12–3–1 / 5–2
| head_coach = Eugene F. McGee
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Howard Gargan
| stadium = Fordham Field, Polo Grounds
}}
{{1905 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1905 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Fordham claims a 12–3–1 record,{{cite web|title=2019 Fordham Football Media Guide|publisher=Fordham University|year=2019|page=155|accessdate=June 21, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fordham.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf}} though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–2.{{cite web|title=Fordham Yearly Results (1905-1909)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=June 21, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1905-1909_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905200945/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1905-1909_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-05}}
Eugene F. McGee, a former Fordham tackle who graduated in 1902, was hired in September 1905 as the team's coach following the resignation of Fred Smith.{{cite news|title=Fordham Loses Smith as Coach|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 1, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53939253/fordham-loses-smith-as-coach/|via=Newspapers.com}} Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908. The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.
Schedule
The following seven games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage.
{{CFB schedule
| source = yes
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1905|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}|||W 5-0|{{cite news|title=Fordham 5, Rensselaer Poly 0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 22, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53937779/fordham-5-rensselaer-poly-0/}}
|November 4|at|Villanova||Philadelphia, PA|L 5-34|
|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1905|team=University of Maryland, Baltimore|title=University of Maryland, Baltimore}}|Fordham Field|Bronx, NY|W 16-0|{{cite news|title=Fordham, 16; Maryland, 0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 9, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53937890/fordham-16-maryland-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1905|team=St. Francis Terriers|title=St. Francis (NY)}}|Fordham Field|Bronx, NY|W 22-0|{{cite news|title=Fordham, 22; St. Francis, 0|newspaper=New York Tribune|date=November 12, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938111/fordham-22-st-francis-0/}}
|November 18||Delaware|Fordham Field|Bronx, NY|W 4-0|{{cite news|title=Fordham, 4; Delaware, 0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 19, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938290/fordham-4-delaware-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25|at|Rutgers|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 17-6|{{cite news|title=Fordham Defeats Rutgers|newspaper=New York Tribune|date=November 26, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938746/fordham-defeats-rutgers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30||Holy Cross|Fordham Field|Bronx, NY|L 5-27|{{cite news|title=Fordham Meets Defeat|newspaper=New York Tribune|date=December 1, 1905|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938556/fordham-meets-defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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The following are additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.
{{CFB schedule
| ||Stevens|||T 0-0
| ||Nutley Athletic Club|||W 17-6
| ||Medico|||W 27-0
| ||Resolute Athletic Club|||L 0-10
| ||Betts Academy|||W 21-0
| ||Murray Hill Athletic Club|||W 16-6
| ||Webster Academy|||W 31-0
| ||Middlebury|||W
| ||NYU|||W 16-6
}}