1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1905

| team = Illinois Fighting Illini

| sport = football

| image = 1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg

| image_size = 285

| conference = Western Conference

| short_conf = Western

| record = 5–4

| conf_record = 0–3

| head_coach = Fred Lowenthal

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = C. J. Moynihan

| stadium = Illinois Field

}}

The 1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Fred Lowenthal, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in last place in the Western Conference.{{cite web|title=1905 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1905-schedule.html}} Tackle/halfback C. J. Moynihan was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=156|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1905|team=Knox Old Siwash|title=Knox}}|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL|W 30–0||

|October 4||Wabash|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL|W 6–0||

|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1905|team=Northwestern College|title=Northwestern College}}|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL|W 24–0||

|October 14||Saint Louis|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL|W 12–6||

|October 21||Purdue|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|L 0–29||

|October 28||Chicago Physicians and Surgeons|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL|W 30–0||

|November 4||Michigan|Illinois Field|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|L 0–33|6,000|

|November 18|at|Chicago|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|L 0–44|10,000|{{cite news|title=Maroons Beat Illinois: Midway Men Win Victory by a Score of 44 to 0|newspaper=The Chicago Sunday Tribune|date=November 19, 1905|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98498460/maroons-beat-illinois-midway-men-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Maroons Have Practice Game With the Illini|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|location=Chicago|date=November 19, 1905|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98498617/maroons-have-practice-game-with-the/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 30|at|Nebraska|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|L 6–24||

}}

References

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