1905 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1905
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Conference
| short_conf = Western
| record = 8–1–1
| conf_record = 0–1–1
| head_coach = James M. Sheldon
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Frank Hare
| stadium = Jordan Field
}}
{{1905 Western Conference football standings}}
The 1905 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach James M. Sheldon, the Hoosiers compiled an 8–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 240 to 38.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Indiana alumni
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 5–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Butler
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 31–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kentucky State College
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 29–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Marshall Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 5–16
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Maroons Defeat Indiana Team: Hoosier Players Make Game Fight and Lead 5 to 0 in First Half|newspaper=The Chicago Sunday Tribune|date=October 15, 1905|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41593822/ill-v-indiana-10-15-06/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Chicago Defeats Hoosiers After First Half Scare|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|date=October 15, 1905|pages=9–10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98500867/chicago-defeats-hoosiers-after-first/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Washington University
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 39–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Washington Park|
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 11–11
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Purdue and Indiana Play To Tie Score|newspaper=Richmond (IN) Daily Palladium|date=October 29, 1905|pages=1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21108383/purdue_and_indiana_play_to_tie_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 47–6
| attend = 1,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Cincinnati Meets Indiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/167790053/ |newspaper=Indianapolis News |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 4, 1905 |page=18 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Cincinnati Team No Match For Indiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/167790131/ |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |date=November 5, 1905 |page=17 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 22–5
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wabash
| site_stadium = Jordan Field
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 40–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Wabash Completely Routed By Indiana|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 19, 1905|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12299985/wabash_completely_routed_by_indiana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Field
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 11–0
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1905 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1905-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 29, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1905 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1905 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 29, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=11 |access-date=December 29, 2023 }}
References
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