1905 Penn Quakers football team

The 1905 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The Quakers finished with an undefeated 12–0–1 record in their fourth year under head coach Carl S. Williams. Significant games included a 6 to 0 victory over the Carlisle Indians, a 12 to 6 victory over Harvard, a 23 to 0 victory over Columbia, a 6 to 5 victory over Cornell, and a 6–6 tie with Lafayette. The 1905 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 259 to 33.

1905 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	12–0–1
Head coach	Carl S. Williams (4th season)
Captain	Robert Torrey
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

1905 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					10	–	0	–	0
Penn			–					12	–	0	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	0
Western U. of Penn.			–					10	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carlisle			–					10	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	2	–	0
Amherst			–					3	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross			–					6	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Vermont			–					6	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	7	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	6	–	0
Geneva			–					4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	4	–	2
Springfield Training School			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0

Six Penn players received recognition on the 1905 College Football All-America Team. They are: end Izzy Levene (WC-3; NYW; NYG); tackle Otis Lamson (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYW; NYG; NYEP; NYT; NYG); guard F. Hobson (NYEP; NYG); center Robert Torrey (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYT; NYW; NYG); quarterback Vince Stevenson (NYW); and halfback H.W. Sheble (WC-2).^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Lehigh	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 35–0
October 4	Gettysburg	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 16–6
October 7	Swarthmore	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 11–4		[4]
October 11	Franklin & Marshall	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 38–0
October 14	North Carolina	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 17–0
October 18	Ursinus	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 39–0
October 21	Brown	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 8–6
October 28	Carlisle	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0	20,000	[5]
November 4	Lafayette	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 6–6
November 11	Harvard	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 12–6
November 18	Villanova	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0
November 25	at Columbia	American League Park New York, NY	W 23–0	10,000	[6]
November 30	Cornell	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 6–5

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References

1. "All-American Eleven: Walter Camp Selects the Best Football Team; West Figures Prominently". The Washington Post. December 20, 1905. (WC)
2. "Timely Sport Gossip from Ring and Field". Anaconda Standard. December 27, 1905. (CW)
3. 1905 Official NCAA Football Guide (NYEP, NYT, NYW, NYG)
4. "Penn Overpowers Swarthmore 11-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1905. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn Beats Indians By Score of 6 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Penn Beats Columbia Easily In Final Game". The New York Times. November 26, 1905. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1905 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.