1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
| 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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SIAA champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1905 record | 7–1 (6–0 SIAA) |
| Head coach | Dan McGugin (2nd year) |
| Offensive scheme | Short-punt |
| Captain | Innis Brown |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 college football season.[1] The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his second season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 7–1 overall and 6–0 in SIAA, outscoring their opponents 372–22 . Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories.
Their only loss came on the road to McGugin's old team, Michigan, 18–0. From 1903 to 1905 Vandy won 13 consecutive games and was 22–2–1 in those three seasons. They finish the 1905 season with a 17-game home win streak. The streak reached 26 games before Michigan stopped them on November 2, 1907.
Before the season
The team was captained by Innis Brown, later a prominent sportswriter.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 30 | Maryville* | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 97–0 | ||||||
| October 7 | Alabama | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 34–0 | 1,500 | |||||
| October 14 | Michigan* | Regents Field • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–18 | ||||||
| October 21 | Tennessee | 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) | W 45–0 | ||||||
| October 28 | Texas | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 33–0 | ||||||
| November 4 | Auburn |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 54–0 | ||||||
| November 18 | Clemson | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 41–0 | ||||||
| November 30 | Sewanee | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 68–4 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
Maryville
The season opened with a big win, 97–0 over the Maryville Scots. Owsley Manier scored eight touchdowns.[3]
Coach McGugin said "The boys went at it hammer and tongs, and, considering the heat and short halves, they put up a fine game."[3]
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Brown (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[3]
Alabama
Alabama was no match for Vanderbilt, losing 34–0. Honus Craig was the star of the game.[4] Quarterback Frank Kyle was severely injured, knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital.[5]
The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Sherrell (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[5]
Michigan
In the fifth game of the season, Vanderbilt suffered its first loss under coach McGugin, to his mentor and brother in law Fielding H. Yost and his Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor 18–0.[6] Tom Hammond, Joe Curtis, and John Garrels scored Michigan's three touchdowns. The longest was by Hammond, of 20 yards.[7] Vanderbilt did not make a single first down.[7]
The starting lineup was Hamilton (left end), Pritchard (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Taylor (right tackle), B. Blake (right end), Kyle (quarterback), Craig (left halfback), D. Blake (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[7]
Tennessee
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Vanderbilt beat the rival Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 45–0. The Vols were coached by fellow Michigan alum James DePree. Coach McGugin remarked: "Depree was a very valuable man to Michigan athletics and has lots of friends there who are watching his work."[8] Sam Y. Parker sat out the game with injury.[8] Dan Blake made the first three touchdowns.[8]
The starting lineup was Brown (left end), Taylor (left tackle), McLain (left guard), Patterson (center), Sherrell (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[8]
Texas
The Commodores defeated the Texas Longhorns, seen as the strongest of the other contenders for the SIAA, by a score of 33–0.[9] ""Honus" Craig, whom no one has ever yet stopped, played probably the greatest game ever put up by a Commodore."[10]
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[10]
Auburn
The Commodores dominated the Auburn Tigers 54–0, playing the whole game in their territory.[11]
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Haygood (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[11]
Clemson
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The Commodores beat the Clemson Tigers 41–0. Owsley Manier went through for the first two touchdowns. The third was scored by Taylor, a 12-yard run just before the end of the first half.[12]
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Stone (left guard), Patterson (center), Brown (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), D. Blake (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[12]
Sewanee
Vanderbilt crushed a strong Sewanee squad 68–4. One publication claims "The first scouting done in the South was in 1905, when Dan McGugin and Captain Innis Brown, of Vanderbilt went to Atlanta to see Sewanee play Georgia Tech."[13] John Scarbrough made Sewanee's only points on a 35-yard field goal.[14] On the dedication of Harris Stadium, one writer noted "The University of the South has numbered among its athletes some of the greatest. Anyone who played against giant Henry Phillips in 1901-1903 felt that he was nothing less than the best as guard and fullback. Anyone who ever saw a punt from the foot of J. W. Scarbrough."[15] Honus Craig once ran 60 yards for a touchdown.[14]
The starting lineup was B. Blake (left end), Taylor (left tackle), Brown (left guard), Patterson (center), Stone (right guard), Pritchard (right tackle), Hamilton (right end), Kyle (quarterback), Noel (left halfback), Craig (right halfback), Manier (fullback).[14]
Postseason
Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Vanderbilt's lineup during the 1905 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a short punt formation while on offense, with the quarterback under center.
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References
- ↑ Official Foot Ball Rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. American Sports Publishing Company. 1906-01-01.
- ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Dan McGugin 1905". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- 1 2 3 "Gold and Black". The Nashville American. October 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1905-season.pdf
- 1 2 "Vanderbilt". The Nashville American. October 8, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Michigan 28 - Vanderbilt 0". The Michigan Alumnus. November 1905. p. 79.
- 1 2 3 "Wolverines Heavy Pounders". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 15, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Can't Stop 'Em". The Tennessean. October 22, 1905. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt 33; Texas 0.". The Wilmington Messenger. October 29, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 W. J. Ewing, Jr. (October 29, 1905). "Brilliant". The Nashville American. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Vanderbilt 54, Auburn 0". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1905. p. 30. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Clemson Beaten By Vanderbilt". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ George Allen. How to Scout Football. p. 3.
- 1 2 3 "Vanderbilt 68, Sewanee 4.". The Courier-Journal. December 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stadium Has Harris Name" (PDF). The Sewanee Purple. November 6, 1957.