1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPaul H. Martin
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   4 – 0 – 1
VPI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   10 – 1 – 1
Grant   –   6 – 1 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 0 – 3
Oklahoma   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 1 – 1
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina   –   4 – 2 – 1
Maryland   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   4 – 3 – 1
Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 0 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 2
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 2
Davidson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   1 – 2 – 1
VMI   –   2 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 4 – 2
Arkansas   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kendall   –   1 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 7 – 0
Goldey College   –   1 – 4 – 0
Baylor   –   1 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1905 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Carl Forkum, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 44.[1] Paul H. Martin was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Westminster (PA)Morgantown, WVL 0–15[3]
October 7California Normal (PA)Morgantown, WVW 12–0[4]
October 14OhioMorgantown, WVW 28–0[5]
October 21Bethany (WV)Morgantown, WVW 46–0[6]
November 4Kentucky State CollegeMorgantown, WVW 45–0[7]
November 11at California Normal (PA)California, PAL 0–17[8]
November 18vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVW 24–0[9]
November 24at Penn StateState College, PA (rivalry)L 0–6[10]
November 30at MariettaMarietta, OHW 17–64,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
  2. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Lost". The Pittsburg Press. October 1, 1905. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia Defeats California". The Pittsburg Post. October 8, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Wins". The Pittsburg Post. October 15, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bethany Snowed Under". The Pittsburg Post. October 22, 1905. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky Had to Play". The Pittsburg Press. November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia Beat Marietta (pt 2)". The Fairmont West Virginian. December 1, 1905. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Bethany Loses Again: West Virginia University Has Difficult Time Holding Collegians". The Pittsburg Post. November 19, 1905. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State Wins Hard Game: University of West Virginia Eleven Holds Pennsylvania to Low Score". November 25, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia Beat Marietta". The Fairmont West Virginian. December 1, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.