1905 Vermont Green and Gold football team

The 1905 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their first year under head coach George B. Drake, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.

1905 Vermont Green and Gold football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
 1904
1906 
1905 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  1000
Penn  1201
Temple  201
Dartmouth  712
Swarthmore  710
Western U. of Penn.  1020
Princeton  820
Harvard  821
Washington & Jefferson  1030
Lafayette  721
Wesleyan  721
Carlisle  1040
Penn State  830
Syracuse  830
Fordham  520
Amherst  312
Holy Cross  630
Brown  740
Tufts  530
Vermont  641
Cornell  640
Colgate  540
Columbia  432
Army  441
Bucknell  550
Dickinson  440
NYU  331
Lehigh  670
Franklin & Marshall  460
Geneva  460
New Hampshire  242
Springfield Training School  350
Rutgers  360
Villanova  370
Drexel  170

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Fort Ethan AllenW 17–0[1]
October 4at Dartmouth
L 0–12[2]
October 7Middlebury
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 11–0[3]
October 14at Wesleyan
L 11–19[4]
October 21New Hampshire
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
T 0–0[5]
October 25Norwich
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 26–0[6]
October 28at AmherstL 6–16[7]
November 7at MiddleburyMiddlebury, VTW 10–0[8]
November 11Fort Ethan Allen
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 12–0[9]
November 15at NorwichNorthfield, VTW 16–0[10]
November 18at Brown
L 0–56[11]

References

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  1. "17 to 0, score by which Varsity defeated Post football team". The Burlington Free Press. October 2, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Poor exhibition by Dartmouth". The Sun. October 5, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Score 11 to 0, Middlebury shut out by U.V.M." Rutland Daily Herald. October 9, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wesleyan 19, Vermont 11". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Played a tie game". St. Albans Messenger. October 23, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fast football, Vermont eleven defeats Norwich". The Burlington Free Press. October 26, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Amherst 16, Vermont 6". New York Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "U.V.M. wins 10–0". The Burlington Free Press. November 8, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U.V.M. beats Fort Ethan Allen". St. Albans Daily Messenger. November 13, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vermont 16, Norwich 0". Burlington Daily News. November 16, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown 56, Vermont 0". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1905. Retrieved June 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.