1905 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1905 Drake Bulldogs football Independent 4–4 Willie Heston 1st Haskins Field The 1905 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In January 1905, Drake hired Willie Heston, star halfback of Michigan, as its head football coach.Heston To Coach Drake Next Fall The Register and Leader January 14, 1905 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116708009/heston-to-coach-drake/ Newspapers.com Heston coached the Bulldogs for the 1905 season. In their only season under Heston, the Bulldogs compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 141.1905 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1905-schedule.html The team played its home games at Haskins Field in Des Moines, Iowa. Schedule y y September 30 at 1905 Penn (Iowa) Quakers Penn (IA) Haskins Field Des Moines, IA W 18-6 Drake Opens Her Football Season The Register and Leader October 1, 1905 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116708511/drake-opens/ Newspapers.com October 7 at 1905 Coe Crimson Coe Cedar Rapids, IA W 32-15 Costly Fumbles Mark Drake´s Game: Heston´s Team Does Not Show Well Against Coe The Register and Leader October 8, 1905 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116708666/drake/ Newspapers.com October 21 1905 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Haskins Field Des Moines, IA L 4-5 Scarlet and Black Again Triumphs: First of Iowa Championship Games Goes to Grinnell; Drake Bows in Defeat The Register and Leader October 22, 1905 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116708803/drake/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Michigan Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0-48 Drake Is Beaten By Michigan About As Heston Had Doped It Detroit Free Press October 29, 1905 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32233546/drake_is_beaten_by_michigan_about_as/ Newspapers.com November 4 1905 Simpson Redmen Simpson Haskins Field Des Moines, IA W 75-0 1,800 Drake Overwhelms the Gold and Red: Heston´s Squad Shows a Wonderful Reversal of Form The Register and Leader November 5, 1905 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116709050/drake/ Newspapers.com November 11 Haskell Haskins Field Des Moines, IA W 10-6 Drake Wins From Haskell Indians: Red Men and Heston´s Team Play Spectacular Game The Register and Leader November 12, 1905 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116709379/drake-wins/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA L 0-44 Hawkeyes Run Big Score on Drake: Drake Meets a 44 to 0 Defeat at Iowa City The Register and Leader Tracy Garrett November 19, 1905 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116709786/hawkeyes-run-big-score-on-drake/ Newspapers.com November 30 Iowa State Haskins Field Des Moines, IA L 12-17 Ames Defeats Drake in a Great Battle: Blue and White Again Bows to Cardinal and Gold; Heston´s Men Fight Hard The Register and Leader Tracy Garrett December 1, 1905 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710086/ames-defeats-drake/ Newspapers.com References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Drake Bulldogs football