1905 Notre Dame football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1905 Notre Dame football 1905 Notre Dame football team.jpg 285 Independent 5–4 Henry J. McGlew 1st Pat Beacom Cartier Field The 1905 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Henry J. McGlew, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 312 to 80. The Wabash Little Giants traveled to South Bend on October 21 and defeated Notre Dame, 5–0. The upset was Notre Dame's only home-field loss in 125 games between 1899 and 1928.Notre Dame Game-by-Game Results https://web.archive.org/web/20021003114927/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/index.php October 3, 2002 , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 30, 2009.Sideline Chatter (PDF), College Football Historical Society Newsletter, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 1, November 2006. The next week, Notre Dame scored its highest points ever, defeating American Medical, 142 to 0.https://125.nd.edu/moments/this-day-in-history-most-points-ever-1905-vs-american-medical/ July 9, 2017 University of Notre Dame This Day In History: Most Points Ever (1905 vs. American Medical) The team played its home games at Cartier Field in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule September 30 w North Division High School Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 44–0 October 7 w Michigan Agricultural Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN rivalry 28–0 Notre Dame Is Forced—Michigan Agricultural College Nearly Scores On Varsity https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/168566296/ South Bend Tribune South Bend, Indiana October 9, 1905 3 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 l y Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 0–21 October 21 l Wabash Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 0–5 Wabash Outplays Notre Dame https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115750761/chicago-tribune/ The Chicago Sunday Tribune Chicago, Illinois October 22, 1905 10 January 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w American Medical Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 142–0 November 4 w DePauw Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 71–0 November 11 l y Indiana Jordan Field Bloomington, IN 5–22 November 18 w Bennett Medical Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 22–0 November 24 l y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 0–32 Notre Dame Outclassed by the Boilermakers The Indianapolis News November 25, 1905 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21109078/notre_dame_outclassed_by_the/ Newspapers.com Game summaries North Division High School North Division at Notre Dame North Division High School Notre Dame 0 0 21 23 September 30, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN EDT 30 minutes Michigan Agricultural MAC at Notre Dame Michigan Agricultural college Notre Dame 0 0 10 15 October 7, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN EDT Footnote= 3 touchdown conversions were made, to make the score 28-0 in ND's favor. But the knowledge on which touchdowns these extra points were completed on is a mystery. Wisconsin Notre Dame at Wisconsin Notre Dame Wisconsin 0 0 16 12 October 14, 1905 Milwaukee, WI EDT 39 minutes (30 and 9) Wabash Wabash at Notre Dame Wabash Notre Dame 5 0 0 0 October 21, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN EDT 55 minutes (30 and 25) American Medical American Medical at Notre Dame AMC Notre Dame 0 0 111 31 October 28, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN EDT 33 minutes DePauw DePauw at Notre Dame Depauw Notre Dame 0 0 32 39 November 4, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame IN EDT 60 minutes (30 and 30) Kilpatrick Indiana Notre Dame at Indiana Notre Dame Indiana 5 0 6 16 November 11, 1905 Jordan FieldBloomington, IN EDT 60 minutes (30 and 30) Bennett Medical Bennett Medical at Notre Dame Benett Medical Notre Dame 0 0 22 0 November 18, 1905 Cartier FieldNotre Dame, IN EDT 32 minutes (25 and 7) McDonald Purdue Notre Dame at Purdue Notre Dame Purdue 5 0 21 11 November 24, 1905 Stuart Fieldwest lafayette, IN EDT 50 minutes (30 and 20) 3200 Lieutenant Hackett Personnel Players Patrick A. Beacom, captain and guard, 6'2", 230 pounds Dom Callicrate, end, 5'10-1/2", 160 pounds Richard W. "Smush" Donovan, guard, 6', 190 pounds Maurice M. Downs, tackle, 5'10", 190 pounds William E. Downs, fullback, 5'11", 195 pounds William A. Draper, halfback and end, 6'2", 172 pounds Arthur Funk, tackle, 5'9", 165 pounds Frank T. "Pertoot" Healy, 5'11", 210 pounds Thomas Joyce, line, 6'2", 175 pounds Barlow McAvoy, end, 5'11", 174 pounds Lawrence McNerny, quarterback, 6'2", 172 pounds Frank Munson, tackle, 5'10", 185 pounds Clarence J. Sheehan, center, 5'11", 190 pounds Nathaniel Silver, quarterback, 5'7", 156 pounds Rufus "Bumper" Waldorf, fullback, 6', 160 pounds Varsity of 1905 THe Notre Dame Scholastic December 22, 1905 229–232 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1905s.pdf Notre Dame Archives Coaching staff Head coach: Henry J. McGlew References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame football