1905 Grant football team

The 1905 Grant football team was an American football team that represented the Chattanooga campus of U. S. Grant Memorial University (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) during the 1905 college football season. In its second year under head coach Walter Hullihen, the team compiled a 6–1 record.[1]

1905 Grant football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainCollis Spencer
Home stadiumOlympic Park Field
Seasons
 1904
1906 
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tusculum  100
Stetson  401
VPI  910
Navy  1011
Grant  610
Kentucky University  703
Oklahoma  720
Washington and Lee  720
Texas A&M  720
Marshall  620
North Carolina A&M  411
West Virginia  630
Kentucky State College  631
South Carolina  421
Maryland  640
Central State Normal  431
North Carolina  431
Virginia  540
Catholic University  001
TCU  440
Delaware  341
The Citadel  231
Richmond  352
George Washington  342
Davidson  340
Howard (AL)  121
VMI  251
Oklahoma A&M  142
Arkansas  260
Kendall  130
Georgetown  270
Goldey College  140
Baylor  160
Louisiana Industrial  010

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15at Dayton High SchoolDayton, TNW 45–0[2]
October 27at Maryville (TN)Maryville, TNW 11–4[3]
October 31Cumberland (TN)
L 6–11[4]
November 4Chattanooga School for the Deaf and Dumb
  • League Park
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 26–0[5]
November 11Maryville
  • League Park
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–0[6]
November 30Southwestern Presbyterian
  • League Park
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 41–0[7]
December 2Tennessee
  • Olympic Park Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 5–0[8]

References

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  1. "1905 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. "Grant defeats Dayton team". Nashville Banner. October 16, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Grant 11, Maryville 4". Knoxville Sentinel. October 28, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grant loses great game". The Chattanooga News. November 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dummies defeated in pretty game". The Chattanooga News. November 6, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grant 10 - Maryville 0". The Journal and Tribune. November 12, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grant outplayed the S.P.U. at every point in game". The Chattanooga News. December 1, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grant wins close game, defeats University of Tennessee boys 5 to 0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. December 3, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.