1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1905
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 3–5–1
| conf_record = 0–4–1
| head_coach = James DePree
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Roscoe Word
| stadium = Baldwin Park
}}
{{1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. James DePree, a University of Michigan grad, served the first of his two seasons as head coach at Tennessee. This was the Volunteers' first season without a win in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association play since 1897.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|school=Tennessee School for the Deaf|title=Tennessee School for the Deaf}}
| site_stadium = Baldwin Park
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 16–6
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82630967/tennessee-takes-first-game-by-score-of-s/|work=The Tennessean|title=Tennessee takes first game by score of sixteen to six|date=October 1, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|school=American Temperance University|title=American Temperance}}
| site_stadium = Baldwin Park
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 104–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82631103/tennessees-fast-team-piles-up-an-immens/|work=The Journal and Tribune|title=Tennessee's fast team piles up an immense score|date=October 8, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Bowman Field
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| score = 5–5
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82631516/tennessee-and-clemson-play-to-a-standsti/|work=The Journal and Tribune|title=Tennessee and Clemson play to a standstill|date=October 15, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Baldwin Park
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–45
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82631695/u-of-t-overwhelmed-vanderbilt-plays-h/|work=The Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=U. of T. overwhelmed, Vanderbilt plays horse with state university boys|date=October 22, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Sewanee
| site_stadium = Hardee Field
| site_cityst = Sewanee, TN
| score = 6–11
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82632015/tennessee-lost-a-bitterly-fought-game/|work=The Journal and Tribune|title=Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game|date=October 29, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = The Flats
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–45
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82632262/yellow-jackets-make-big-score-tennessee/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Yellow Jackets make big score, Tennessee team is badly beaten by Tech|date=November 5, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1905|team=Central University|title=Central University}}
| site_stadium = Baldwin Park
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 31–5
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82632762/tennessee-finally-scores-a-victory/|work=The Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=Tennessee finally scores a victory|date=November 19, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Birmingham Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–29
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71257863/tennessee-did-not-get-score/|work=Knoxville Sentinel|title=Tennessee did not get score|date=November 24, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Grant
| site_stadium = Olympic Park Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 0–5
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82632951/grant-wins-close-game-defeats-universit/|work=The Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=Grant wins close game, defeats University of Tennessee boys 5 to 0|date=December 3, 1905|accessdate=August 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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