1905 Penn Quakers football team

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The 1905 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The Quakers finished with an undefeated 12–0–1 record in their fourth year under head coach Carl S. Williams. Significant games included a 6 to 0 victory over the Carlisle Indians, a 12 to 6 victory over Harvard, a 23 to 0 victory over Columbia, a 6 to 5 victory over Cornell, and a 6–6 tie with Lafayette. The 1905 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 259 to 33.

ConferenceIndependent
Record12–0–1
Headcoach
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1905 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–0–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert Torrey
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 â†’
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1905 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 10–0–0
Penn â€“ 12–0–1
Temple â€“ 2–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 7–1–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–1–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 10–2–0
Princeton â€“ 8–2–0
Harvard â€“ 8–2–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–1
Wesleyan â€“ 7–2–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–4–0
Penn State â€“ 8–3–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–3–0
Fordham â€“ 5–2–0
Amherst â€“ 3–1–2
Holy Cross â€“ 6–3–0
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Tufts â€“ 5–3–0
Vermont â€“ 6–4–1
Cornell â€“ 6–4–0
Colgate â€“ 5–4–0
Columbia â€“ 4–3–2
Army â€“ 4–4–1
Bucknell â€“ 5–5–0
Dickinson â€“ 4–4–0
NYU â€“ 3–3–1
Lehigh â€“ 6–7–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–6–0
Geneva â€“ 4–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–4–2
Springfield Training School â€“ 3–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–6–0
Villanova â€“ 3–7–0
Drexel â€“ 1–7–0
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Six Penn players received recognition on the 1905 College Football All-America Team. They are: end Izzy Levene (WC-3; NYW; NYG); tackle Otis Lamson (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYW; NYG; NYEP; NYT; NYG); guard F. Hobson (NYEP; NYG); center Robert Torrey (WC-1; CW-1; NYEP; NYT; NYW; NYG); quarterback Vince Stevenson (NYW); and halfback H.W. Sheble (WC-2).[1][2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 LehighW 35–0
October 4 Gettysburg
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–6
October 7 Swarthmore
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 11–4[4]
October 11 Franklin & Marshall
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–0
October 14 North Carolina
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 17–0
October 18 Ursinus
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 39–0
October 21 Brown
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 8–6
October 28 Carlisle
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–020,000[5]
November 4 Lafayette
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–6
November 11 Harvard
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 12–6
November 18 Villanova
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–0
November 25at ColumbiaW 23–010,000[6]
November 30 Cornell
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 6–5
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