1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 5–4 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach|

* John Counselman (1st season)

Captain| E. L. Minton

Seasons

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1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Vanderbilt $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
LSU | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Sewanee | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Clemson | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cumberland (TN) | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Alabama | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Nashville | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Auburn | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi A&M | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tulane | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tennessee | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Georgia | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by John Counselman in his first and only season as head coach, Cumberland compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in SIAA play.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3| at Georgia|

* Herty Field
* Athens, GA

| W 6–0| |
October 6| at VPI*|

* Gibboney Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| L 0–12| |
October 9| at Maryville (TN)*| Maryville, TN| W 38–0| 300| [1][2]
October 21| at Sewanee|

* McGee Field
* Sewanee, TN

| L 0–9| |
October 28| at Georgia Tech| Atlanta, GA| L 0–18| |
October 31| at Grant*|

* Olympic Park Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| W 11–6| | [3]
November 11| at Kentucky State College*| Lexington, KY| L 0–6| | [4][5]
November 18| at Mississippi A&M|

* Hardy Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 27–5| | [6]
November 20| at Ole Miss| Oxford, MS| W 18–0| |

* *Non-conference game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cumberland Is Easy Winner". The Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 10, 1905. p. 14. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Cumberland—Won From Maryville By Score Of 38 To 0". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 10, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Grant loses great game". The Chattanooga News. November 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Both Home Football Teams". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved October 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Foot Ball (continued)". Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 12, 1905. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "A. & M. Eleven Was Beaten". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 19, 1905. p. 23. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "1905 schedule".

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