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1 Schedule  





2 Regular season  



2.1  Evanston High School  





2.2  North Division High School  





2.3  St. Viateur's Academy  





2.4  Wabash  





2.5  Beloit  





2.6  Kentucky  





2.7  Chicago  





2.8  Marquette  





2.9  Ohio Northern  





2.10  Michigan Agricultural  





2.11  Minnesota  







3 Roster  





4 References  





5 External links  














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1905 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record8–2–1 (0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Rueber
Home stadiumNorthwestern Field
Seasons
← 1904
1908 →
1905 Western Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Chicago $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
    Michigan 2 1 0 12 1 0
    Minnesota 2 1 0 10 1 0
    Purdue 1 1 1 6 1 1
    Wisconsin 1 2 0 8 2 0
    Indiana 0 1 1 8 1 1
    Iowa 0 2 0 8 2 0
    Northwestern 0 2 0 8 2 1
    Illinois 0 3 0 5 4 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1905 Northwestern Purple football team represented Northwestern University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. Walter McCornack, in his third season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Purple's home games were played at the new Northwestern FieldinEvanston, Illinois. They were members of the Western Conference. They finished the season 8–2–1, and 0–2 in Western Conference play.

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateOpponentSiteResultSource
    September 20Evanston High School*
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 32–0
    September 23atNorth Division High School*
  • Chicago, IL
  • W 11–0
    September 30St. Viateur's Academy*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 41–0
    October 7Wabash*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 5–0
    October 14Beloit*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 18–2
    October 21Kentucky University*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • T 0–0[1]
    October 28Chicago
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 0–32[2][3]
    November 4Marquette*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 34–6
    November 11Ohio Northern*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 34–0
    November 18Michigan Agricultural*
    • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 39–11
    November 25atMinnesota
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • L 6–72
    • *Non-conference game

    Regular season

    [edit]

    Evanston High School

    [edit]

    North Division High School

    [edit]
    Arthur Rueber before the game
    Johnson practicing before the game.

    St. Viateur's Academy

    [edit]

    Wabash

    [edit]

    Beloit

    [edit]
    The dedication of Northwestern Field before the Beloit game, with Evanston mayor Barker, Chicago mayor Dunne, dean of the liberal arts college Holgate, and Northwestern business manager Dyche.

    Kentucky

    [edit]
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Pioneers 0 0 0 0 0
    Purple 0 0 0 0 0

    Chicago

    [edit]
    Rueber running with the ball in the Chicago game.
    Johnson (center) running with the ball.

    Marquette

    [edit]

    Ohio Northern

    [edit]

    Michigan Agricultural

    [edit]

    Minnesota

    [edit]

    Roster

    [edit]
    Arthur Rueber, the team captain and right half.
    1905 Northwestern Purple roster

    Quarterback

    Right Half

    • Arthur Rueber (C)Junior

    Left Half

    • Oscar Granberg – Freshman
    • F. Reynolds

    Full Back

    • Charles S. Blair – Senior

    Right ends

    • James Turner – Freshman
    • William Hanns – Freshman

    Right tackle

    • Bert Jenkins – Freshman
     

    Right guard

    • Julius G. Carlson – Junior

    Center

    • William Davis – Sophomore

    Left guard

    • Tom Scott – Junior

    Left tackles

    • John P. Gilbreath – Freshman
    • R. Schoch – Freshman

    Left ends

    • Fred Shauver
    • Howard McPherrin – Freshman
    • Ruby J. Hamilton – Freshman
     
    Head coach
    Assistants
    • Harry I. Allen – Assistant coach
    • Frank O. Smith – Manager
    • Thomas Holland – Trainer

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain

    [4]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Purple fails to score, football game with Kentucky results in tie". The Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Maroons Roll Up Score of 32 to 0: Despite Game Fight by Northwestern, Chicago Duplicates Victory of '04". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 29, 1905. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Chicago Runs Up 32 Points on M'Cornack's Men: Evanston Proves to be No Match for the Irresistible Work of the Maroon Back Field -- Bezdek, De Tray, and Walker Gain". The Inter Ocean. October 29, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Football Team" (PDF). The Northwestern Syllabus. XXII. Evanston, Illinois: Thaddeus S. Snell: 163. 1906. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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