Tufts at Army

Saturday, September 30, 1905

Army beat Tufts 18–⁠0. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Army led the series 10–⁠0.

AwayTufts5–⁠3 in 1905
0
HomeArmy4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1905
18

FinalHigh 77°F, low 57°F

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: CADETS DEFEAT TUFTS. Sirty-Yord Ran by Carey Feature of Vest Point Game.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1905, page 1

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    CADETS DEFEAT TUFTS. Sirty-Yord Ran by Carey Feature of Vest Point Game. West Point, n. Y. Sept. 3O-On the new gridiron to-day the Cadets defeated Tufts Col lege in the first game of the season by a score of Is to O. The visitors could do nothing with the army defence and only made two first downs throughout the game. The first score made by the army was spec tacular. Carey caught punt and ran sixty yards through the visiting team for touch down. Beavers kicking an easy goal. The weather was intensely warm and much time was taken out owing TO the exhaustion of the men Coach BoyeTs made many substitutions. but Hanlou and Wilhelm were the only men hurt each spraining an ankle In the second half the Tufts boys took a brace. and the army only scored single touchdown, this coming on A within striking distance Beavers failed at a try from the field. The lineup:

  • The The semi-weekly messenger's story: FIRST GAMES On THE GaORON REVENGE ON THE CHRISTIANS Football Season InauguTated at Many Colleges. Y. T. L. Wins From Roanoke College by Score of SO to 0-Howard Defeats Williams. Princeton Wins From Washington and jefferson and West Point Defeats Tufts-Other Games.

    The semi-weekly messenger, Wilmington, N.C., October 3, 1905, page 1

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    FIRST GAMES On THE GaORON REVENGE ON THE CHRISTIANS Football Season InauguTated at Many Colleges. Y. T. L. Wins From Roanoke College by Score of SO to 0-Howard Defeats Williams. Princeton Wins From Washington and jefferson and West Point Defeats Tufts-Other Games. Richmond, Va, September 30.-Aftec running UP a total OF thirty points on the eleven from ST; Johns College this afternoon at Charlottesville. the Uni versity of Virginia team allowed Duval to receive the bail on a punt near the close of the second half. and sprint forty Yards fer a touchdown, but throughout the remainder of the thirty minutes Of play King” Coles men held tie Marylanders safe, the latter never once being able to gain tile ne cessary five yards Final score: Viz gina, 90: St. johns. 6.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Army leads 19–⁠0 in 19 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
1919Army 24, Tufts 13
1917Army 26, Tufts 3
1913Army 2, Tufts 0
1912Army 15, Tufts 6
1910Army 24, Tufts 0
1909Army 22, Tufts 0

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