1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1905 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. James DePree, a University of Michigan grad, served the first of his two seasons as head coach at Tennessee. This was the Volunteers' first season without a win in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association play since 1897.

1905 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Word
Home stadiumBaldwin Park
Seasons
 1904
1906 
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $500710
Georgia Tech501601
LSU200300
Sewanee311421
Clemson321321
Cumberland (TN)320540
Alabama440640
Nashville000020
Auburn230240
Mississippi A&M140340
Tulane010010
Ole Miss020020
Tennessee041351
Georgia050150
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Tennessee School for the Deaf*
W 16–6[1]
October 7American Temperance*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 104–0[2]
October 14at Clemson
T 5–5[3]
October 21Vanderbilt
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–45[4]
October 28at SewaneeL 6–11[5]
November 4at Georgia Tech
L 0–45[6]
November 18Central University*
  • Baldwin Park
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–5[7]
November 30at AlabamaL 0–29[8]
December 2at Grant*
L 0–5[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. "Tennessee takes first game by score of sixteen to six". The Tennessean. October 1, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee's fast team piles up an immense score". The Journal and Tribune. October 8, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee and Clemson play to a standstill". The Journal and Tribune. October 15, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U. of T. overwhelmed, Vanderbilt plays horse with state university boys". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 22, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tennessee lost a bitterly fought game". The Journal and Tribune. October 29, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Yellow Jackets make big score, Tennessee team is badly beaten by Tech". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee finally scores a victory". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 19, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee did not get score". Knoxville Sentinel. November 24, 1905. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "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.