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1905 Army

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Robert Boyers.

Army, 1905
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1905, game by game: won vs. Tufts 18–0; won vs. Colgate 18–6; lost vs. Virginia Tech 6–16; lost vs. Harvard 0–6; lost at Yale 0–20; lost vs. Carlisle 5–6; won vs. Trinity (CT) 34–0; won vs. Syracuse 17–0; tied vs. Navy 6–6+34−20Won 18–0 vs. Tufts+18TuftsWon 18–6 vs. Colgate+12ColgateLost 6–16 vs. Virginia Tech-10Virginia TechLost 0–6 vs. Harvard-6HarvardLost 0–20 at Yale-20YaleLost 5–6 vs. Carlisle-1CarlisleWon 34–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+34Trinity (CT)Won 17–0 vs. Syracuse+17SyracuseTied 6–6 vs. Navy0Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsTuftsW 18–⁠088%
Oct 7vsColgateW 18–⁠674%
Oct 14vsVirginia TechL 6–⁠1667%
Oct 21vsHarvardL 0–⁠651%
Oct 28atYaleL 0–⁠2022%
Nov 11vsCarlisleL 5–⁠641%
Nov 18vsTrinity (CT)W 34–⁠091%
Nov 25vsSyracuseW 17–⁠061%
Dec 2vsNavyT 6–⁠640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Navy 6–⁠6.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1905.

Consensus All-AmericanHenry Torney, RB

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
104–⁠60
Coach
Robert Boyers
Elo
1568 −24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.3 No. 40 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Alexander Garfield Gillespie