1905 Chicago
11–0 (7–0 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 44–0Nov 18
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsNorth Division High | W 26–0 | 95% |
| Sep 23 | vsLawrence | W 33–0 | 94% |
| Sep 30 | vsWabash | W 15–0 | 88% |
| Oct 4 | vsBeloit | W 38–0 | 87% |
| Oct 7 | vs Iowa | W 42–0 | 73% |
| Oct 14 | vs Indiana | W 16–5 | 79% |
| Oct 21 | at Wisconsin | W 4–0 | 55% |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | W 32–0 | 61% |
| Nov 11 | vs Purdue | W 19–0 | 72% |
| Nov 18 | vs Illinois | W 44–0 | 82% |
| Nov 30 | vs Michigan | W 2–0 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 2–0; first in the Western Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
Photographs from 1905
Western Championship, Chicago – Michigan at Marshall Field, Chicago, attendance, 27,000Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
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.
National championsa title the school claims
2 consensus All-AmericansMark Catlin Sr., E; Walter Eckersall, QB
- Record
- 11–0
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 271–5
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1762 +128 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 42.2 No. 2 of 82 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1905 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 7–0 | 11–0 | |
| Michigan | 2–1 | 12–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1 | 10–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–2 | 8–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–1–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–2 | 8–2 | |
| Northwestern | 0–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 0–3 | 5–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.