1905 Stanford football team

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The 1905 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1905 college football season. In head coach James F. Lanagan's third season, Stanford went undefeated. The team played their home games at Stanford Field in Stanford, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Headcoach
HomestadiumStanford Field
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1905 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Field
Seasons
 1904
1919 
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1905 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stanford  800
Idaho  500
New Mexico A&M  300
Colorado  810
New Mexico  511
Utah  620
California  412
Oregon Agricultural  630
USC  631
Arizona  420
Oregon  422
Washington  422
Washington State  440
Utah Agricultural  221
Wyoming  340
Montana  230
Montana Agricultural  121
Nevada State  031
Tempe Normal  030
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The 1905 season marked the first meeting between Stanford and USC. Consequently, Stanford is USC's oldest existing rival.[1]

The Big Game between Stanford and Cal on November 11, 1905, was the first played at Stanford Field, with Stanford winning 12–5.[2]

Following the 1905 season, Stanford, responding like other American universities to concerns about the violence in football, dropped football in favor of rugby.[3][4] Despite having no knowledge of the sport, Lanagan was retained as the rugby coach, spending time in Vancouver, British Columbia, to study the sport,[2] and coached for three seasons.[2] He also served as Stanford's baseball coach from 1906 to 1907.[2][5]

Stanford would not play varsity football again until the 1919 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23St. Vincent's (CA)W 10–0
September 30Willamette
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 12–0
October 715th Infantry
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 51–0
October 17Oregon
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 10–4[6]
October 21Nevada State
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–0
October 28vs. Sherman InstituteW 6–4[7]
November 4USC
  • Stanford Field
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 16–0
November 11California
W 12–5
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