1905 Baylor football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
CaptainC. D. Lester
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   4 – 0 – 1
VPI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   10 – 1 – 1
Grant   –   6 – 1 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 0 – 3
Oklahoma   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 1 – 1
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina   –   4 – 2 – 1
Maryland   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   4 – 3 – 1
Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 0 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 2
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   2 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Arkansas   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kendall   –   1 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 7 – 0
Goldey College   –   1 – 4 – 0
Baylor   –   1 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1905 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Archie R. Webb, the team compiled a 1–6 record and was outscored by a total of 159 to 20.[1][2]

Beginning in 1905, the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 at TCU Waco, TX (rivalry)L 0–16900[3]
October 13 4:20 p.m.at Trinity (TX) Waxahachie, TX L 5–22[4][5]
October 21 at Texas
L 0–39[6]
October 28 Texas A&M Waco, TX (rivalry)L 0–42[7]
November 11 at TCU Waco, TX W 10–0[8]
November 18 at Texas A&M College Station, TX L 5–17[9]
November 30 TCU
L 0–17[10]

Season summary

Nov. 30 vs. TCU

"The game [that] decided the local championship and was witnessed by the largest crowd ever seen on Carroll field" began with a first half that "was the most spectacular ever played on a local gridiron." In that twenty-minute first half, each team's defense held the other's offense scoreless. The game began with TCU receiving the kickoff and advanced from their 20-yard line to Baylor's 15 when the latter recovered a fumble. Baylor's own drive advanced to TCU's 40-yard line, but likewise fumbled. TCU's next possession brought them to the Baylor 2, but they couldn't convert and Baylor got a turnover on downs. Baylor also could not convert and TCU got the ball forty yards back by a punt, but returned it to the Baylor 5 before fumbling again; Baylor again had to punt, as did TCU, and the half ended scoreless. In the 30-minute second half, TCU scored three touchdowns and made the first and third tries, for seventeen points, while Baylor struggled on defense and offense.

References

  1. ^ "1905 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 105. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "T. C. U. Beat Baylor". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. October 1, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Goes Down In Defeat". The Waxahachie Daily Light. Waxahachie, Texas. October 14, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Trinity, 22; Baylor, 5". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 14, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Texas Overwhelms Baylor In Clever Game". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 22, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "The Farmers Won". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 29, 1905. p. 17. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Baylor, 10; T. C. U., 6". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 12, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Farmers Defeat Baylor University". The Fort Worth Record and Register. Fort Worth, Texas. November 19, 1905. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Texas Christian, 17; Baylor, 0". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 1, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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