| 1905 Stanford football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1905 record | 8–0 |
| Head coach | James F. Lanagan (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Stanford Field |
Seasons | |
The 1905 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1905 college football season. In Head Coach James F. Lanagan's third season, Stanford went undefeated. The team played their home games at Stanford Field in Stanford, California.
The 1905 season marked the first meeting between Stanford and USC. Consequently, Stanford is USC's oldest existing rival.[1]
The Big Game between Stanford and Cal on November 11, 1905 was the first played at Stanford Field, with Stanford winning 12–5.[2]
Following the 1905 season, Stanford, responding like other American universities to concerns about the violence in football, dropped football in favor of rugby.[3][4] Despite having no knowledge of the sport, Lanagan was retained as the rugby coach, spending time in Vancouver, British Columbia to study the sport.[2] In his first season, the team ended with a 6–2–1 season. Lanagan remained as rugby coach for two more seasons.[2] He also served as Stanford's baseball coach from 1906 to 1907.[2][5]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23, 1905 | St. Vincent | Stanford, CA | W 10–0[6] | |||||
| September 30, 1905 | Willamette | Stanford, CA | W 12–0 | |||||
| October 7, 1905 | 15th Infantry | Stanford, CA | W 51–0 | |||||
| October 14, 1905 | Oregon | Stanford, CA | W 10–4 | |||||
| October 21, 1905 | Nevada | Stanford, CA | W 21–0 | |||||
| October 28, 1905 | vs. Sherman Indians | Fiesta Park[7] • Los Angeles, CA | W 20–14 | |||||
| November 4, 1905 | USC | Stanford, CA | W 16–0 | |||||
| November 11, 1905 | California | Stanford Field • Stanford, CA (15th Big Game) | W 12–5 | |||||
References[]
- ↑ "USC Football Heads To Bay Area To Face No. 16 Stanford". USC Trojans. October 3, 2010. http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100310aaa.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 33, 36. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=ntBDmB_fYo8C&pg=PA33.
- ↑ "Many changes in rugby game". The Evening News (San Jose). September 14, 1906. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CAgyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SuMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=748,3024990&hl=en.
- ↑ Elliott, Orrin Leslie (1937). Stanford University - The First Twenty Five Years 1891-1925. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 231–233. http://books.google.com/books?id=gpo2CdSpXLQC&pg=PA231.
- ↑ "James F. Lanagan". New York Times. August 8, 1937. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F50B14FA35541B728DDDA10894D0405B878FF1D3.
- ↑ Results from "Stanford Football Media Guide". p. 142. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Stanford 6, Indians 4". The Daily Palo Alto. October 30, 1905. http://stanford.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19051030-01.2.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. Retrieved October 6, 2014.