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1905 Minnesota

10–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1905, game by game: won vs. Twin Cities High 74–0; won vs. Shattuck 54–0; won vs. St. Thomas 42–0; won vs. North Dakota 45–0; won vs. Iowa State 42–0; won vs. Iowa 39–0; won vs. Lawrence 46–0; lost vs. Wisconsin 12–16; won vs. South Dakota 81–0; won vs. Nebraska 35–0; won vs. Northwestern 72–6+81−4Won 74–0 vs. Twin Cities High+74Twin Cities HighWon 54–0 vs. Shattuck+54ShattuckWon 42–0 vs. St. Thomas+42St. ThomasWon 45–0 vs. North Dakota+45North DakotaWon 42–0 vs. Iowa State+42Iowa StateWon 39–0 vs. Iowa+39IowaWon 46–0 vs. Lawrence+46LawrenceLost 12–16 vs. Wisconsin-4WisconsinWon 81–0 vs. South Dakota+81South DakotaWon 35–0 vs. Nebraska+35NebraskaWon 72–6 vs. Northwestern+66Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsTwin Cities HighW 74–⁠096%
Sep 26vsShattuckW 54–⁠096%
Sep 30vsSt. ThomasW 42–⁠096%
Oct 7vsNorth DakotaW 45–⁠098%
Oct 14vsIowa StateW 42–⁠073%
Oct 21vsIowaW 39–⁠080%
Oct 28vsLawrenceW 46–⁠094%
Nov 4vsWisconsinL 12–⁠1676%
Nov 11vsSouth DakotaW 81–⁠098%
Nov 18vsNebraskaW 35–⁠064%
Nov 25vsNorthwesternW 72–⁠679%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 72–⁠6; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-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.

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
542–⁠22
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1742 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
42.5 No. 1 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Earl Current

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.