1905 Western Conference football season

August 2023 1905 Western Conference football season Football 9 Chicago Champion Football 1904 1906 The 1905 Western Conference football season was the tenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1905 college football season. The 1905 Chicago Maroons football team won the conference championship, compiled an 11–0 record, and outscored opponents 271 to 5.University of Chicago Football Media Guide 2016 University of Chicago 22 November 10, 2016 https://issuu.com/uchicagoathletics/docs/fb-program-2016-web The Maroons were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the National Championship Foundation, and the Houlgate System.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 4, 2016 Michigan won the first 12 games of the season by a combined score of 495 to 0, but lost the final game of the season by a score of 2–0 against Chicago. Minnesota compiled a 10-1 record, shut out 10 of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents 542 to 22. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1ChicagoAmos A. Stagg11–07–024.60.52 (tie)MichiganFielding H. Yost12–12–138.10.22 (tie)MinnesotaHenry L. Williams10–12–149.32.04PurdueAlbert Herrnstein6–1–11–122.13.85WisconsinPhilip King8–21–222.62.86IndianaJames M. Sheldon8–1–10–1–124.03.87 (tie)IowaJohn Chalmers8–20–230.98.67 (tie)NorthwesternWalter McCornack8–2–10–219.511.17 (tie)IllinoisFred Lowenthal5–40–39.315.1 Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1905 Western Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 29, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1905.html Regular season Bowl games No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1905 season. Awards and honors All-Americans 1905 College Football All-America Team The following Western Conference players were selected as first-team players on the 1905 College Football All-America Team. (Consensus All-Americans displayed in bold). Mark Catlin, end, Chicago (Caspar Whitney [CW]) Walter Eckersall, quarterback, Chicago (Walter Camp [WC], CW, New York Evening Post [NYEP]) Thomas S. Hammond, Michigan (NYEP) All-Western players 1905 All-Western college football team Eleven players were chosen as first-team players on at least five of the 1905 All-Western college football teams named by the following 10 selectors: Chicago American (CA), Chicago Chronicle (CC),https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3203719/the_minneapolis_journal/ The Minneapolis Journal December 5, 1905 Chicago Selections for All Western Eleven September 11, 2015 Newspapers.com 8 Chicago Daily News (CDN),Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1906 American Sporting Publishing Company Walter Camp 1906 29 https://books.google.com/books?id=7i_yAAAAMAAJ Chicago Evening Journal (CEJ), Chicago Evening Post (CP), Chicago Record-Herald (CRH), Chicago Tribune (CT), E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly (ECP),Spalding's Guide, p. 31. J. H. Ritchie in Illustrated Outdoor News (JHR), and The Minneapolis Journal (MJ).The Journal's All-Western Football Team The Minneapolis Journal December 10, 1905 (Players unanimously chosen by all 10 selectors are listed in bold.) PositionNameTeamSelectorsEndMark CatlinChicagoCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJEndBobby MarshallMinnesotaCC, CDN, CP, CT, ECP, JHR, MJTackleWilson BertkeMinnesotaCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJTackleJoe CurtisMichiganCA, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECPGuardHenry SchulteMichiganCA, CC, CDN, CP, CRH, ECP, JHR, MJGuardWalter D. GrahamMichiganCC, CP, CT, JHR, MJCGermany SchulzMichiganCC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, JHR, MJQuarterbackWalter EckersallChicagoCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJHalfbackThomas S. HammondMichiganCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJHalfbackAlbion G. FindlayWisconsinCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJFullbackHugo BezdekChicagoCA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP, JHR, MJ References