1905 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainHarvey W. Anderson
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
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1905 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit College   –   1 – 0 – 0
Kansas   –   10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 0
Doane   –   5 – 1 – 0
Nebraska   –   9 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   7 – 2 – 0
Butler   –   7 – 2 – 1
Kansas State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 1 – 1
Carthage   –   4 – 2 – 0
Western Illinois   –   4 – 2 – 0
Iowa State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   7 – 3 – 2
Wittenberg   –   7 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg   –   6 – 4 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 3 – 2
Cincinnati   –   5 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Missouri   –   5 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fairmount   –   5 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lake Forest   –   6 – 5 – 0
Wabash   –   6 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 4 – 0
South Dakota State   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   2 – 5 – 2
DePauw   –   3 – 6 – 0
Mount Union   –   2 – 6 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 4 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   0 – 1 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   0 – 1 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1905 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 94 to 79. John McLean was the head coach for the third of three seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Kirksville Normal
W 6–0
October 6Simpson
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 26–0
October 14Missouri Mines
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 28–0
October 21Haskell
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 6–0
October 28Tarkio
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 18–0
November 4at Purdue
L 0–242,500[3][4]
November 11Saint Louis
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–17
November 18at Washington University
L 10–14[5]
November 302:00 p.m.vs. Kansas
L 0–248,000[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "1905 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Missouri Blanked". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missouri Too Light". Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. November 5, 1905. p. 18. Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Washington Whips Missouri Tiger The Last Minute". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 19, 1905. p. 14B. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Ready For The Big Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 30, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Kansas----24 Missouri--0". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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