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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 12–1 (2–1 Western) |
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Offensive scheme | Short punt |
Captain | Fred Norcross |
Home stadium | Regents Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1905 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1905 Western Conference football season. The team's head football coach was Fielding H. Yost. The Wolverines played their home games at Regents Field. After winning the first 12 games of the season by a combined score of 495–0, the team lost the final game of the season by a score of 2–0 against the University of Chicago.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | Ohio Wesleyan * | W 65–0 | ||
October 4 | Kalamazoo * |
| W 44–0 | |
October 7 | Case * |
| W 36–0 | |
October 11 | Ohio Northern * |
| W 23–0 | |
October 14 | Vanderbilt * |
| W 18–0 | |
October 21 | Nebraska * |
| W 31–0 | 5,000 |
October 25 | Albion * |
| W 70–0 | |
October 28 | Drake * |
| W 48–0 | |
November 4 | at Illinois | W 33–0 | 6,000 | |
November 11 | Ohio State * |
| W 40–0 | 8,000 |
November 18 | Wisconsin ![]() |
| W 12–0 | 17,000 |
November 25 | Oberlin * |
| W 75–0 | |
November 30 | at Chicago | L 0–2 | 27,000 | |
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The 1905 football team returned 11 varsity letter winners from the 1904 team. The only letter winners not returning from 1904 were Willie Heston and Babe Carter. Center Germany Schulz, who had played as a freshman in 1904, was expected to be the best center in the west during the 1905 season. The line also returned "Octopus" Graham, Henry Schulte, and Joe Curtis. Fred Norcross also returned as the team's starting quarterback. In the backfield, several players were in competition to replace Heston at left halfback. Tom Hammond returned at right halfback. At fullback, Frank Longman sustained a knee injury that was expected to keep him on the sidelines for the early part of the season. Track star John Garrels had shown promise in 1904 and was the fastest man on the Michigan team. [1]
In the first game of the 1905 season was played on a warm day with the field at Ferry Field in excellent condition. Michigan defeated the team from Ohio Wesleyan University 65-0 and was reported to have "over, through and around" the opposition. Fred Norcross ran for 144 yards in the first half, including a 70-yard touchdown run. Hammond was Michigan's high scorer with 25 points on four touchdowns (five points each) and five point after touchdown kicks. [2]
The game was played in halves of 18.5 minutes and 15 minutes. In the first game, Michigan scored 65 points in 33.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Dunlap (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Hammond (fullback). [3]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Hammond | Fullback | Yes | 4 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
Workman | Right halfback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Norcross | Quarterback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rumney | Right halfback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Love | Left guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 11 | 10 | 0 | 65 |
In the second game of the season, played at Ferry Field, Michigan defeated the team from Kalamazoo College 44-0. Despite the one-sided score, The Michigan Alumnus complained, "The whole offensive work was ragged and spiritless, the warm weather having much to do with this." [4]
The game was played in halves of 20 minutes and 15 minutes. Through two games, Michigan had scored 109 points in 68.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Dunlap (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Rumney (fullback). [5]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Safeties | Points |
T. Hammond | Fullback | Yes | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Rumney | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dunlap | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
No player credited | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
The third game of the season matched Michigan against Case. With most of the game played by the "scrubs," Michigan defeated Case 36-0. In his first start at left halfback, Paul Magoffin had a 75-yard run against Case. [6]
The game was played in halves of 20 minutes each. Through three games, Michigan had scored 145 points in 108.5 minutes. [7]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
T. Hammond | Fullback | Yes | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Magoffin | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 0 | 36 |
Michigan played its fourth consecutive home game against Ohio Northern on October 11, 1905. The game was played on a wet field, and Michigan's play was described by The Michigan Alumnus as ragged. A highlight of the game was John Garrels' 65-yard run, "using the straight arm with good results." [8]
The game was played in halves of 19 minutes and 10 minutes. Through four games, Michigan had scored 168 points in 137.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Clement (center), Graham (right guard), Patrick (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), Workman (right halfback), Weeks (fullback). [9]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Total | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
In the fifth game of the season, Vanderbilt, coached Yost's former player and assistant coach Dan McGugin, traveled to Ann Arbor. Michigan won the game 18-0. [10] The game was played in halves of 25 minutes each. Through five games, Michigan had scored 186 points in 187.5 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Stuart (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Magoffin (left halfback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Weeks (fullback). [11]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Magoffin | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Michigan had planned a mid-week game against Denison University for Wednesday, October 18, 1905. That game was cancelled due to rain and the wet condition of Ferry Field. [12] The Michigan Alumnus noted: "It is not often that Michigan shirks the dampness, but [Fielding] Yost and [Fred] Norcross feared to risk injuring any player so soon before the Nebraska game." [13]
On October 21, 1905, Michigan faced Nebraska. Although the final score was 31-0, The Michigan Alumnus noted that Michigan did not score in the first half and observed:
"Seldom has a more exciting contest been witnessed on Ferry Field . . . For the first time in the season the apostles of the 'hurry-up' gospel met foemen worthy of their very best efforts." The publication credited Michigan's second half scoring on Keene Fitzpatrick's training which lad left the Wolverines in "splendid physical condition." Tom Hammond scored 16 of Michigan's points on a touchdown, three point after touchdown kicks, and two field goals. [14]
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through six games, Michigan had scored 217 points in 257.5 minutes. [15] [16]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Longman | Fullback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Clark | Left halfback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Weeks | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
After the Nebraska game, Michigan faced Albion in a mid-week game in Ann Arbor. Despite the 70-0 score, and being held on downs only once, The Michigan Alumnus found the performance to be less than ideal: "The playing was rather ragged, the team work being decidedly below standard." [17]
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 14.5 minutes. Through seven games, Michigan had scored 287 points in 297 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Love (left guard), Shultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), Newton (right end), Barlow (quarterback), Weeks (left halfback), Kanaja (right halfback), and Embs (fullback). [18]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Embs | Fullback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Graham | Right guard | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Weeks | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Magoffin | Left halfback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Love | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 12 | 10 | 0 | 70 |
On October 28, 1905, Yost faced another of his pupils. Willie Heston, who had accepted the position of head coach at Drake, brought his team to Ann Arbor. The Drake team was reported to have played "pluckily," but was "crippled and badly outclassed." [19]
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 20 minutes. Through eight games, Michigan had scored 335 points in 342 minutes. [20]
At the end of October, The Michigan Alumnus wrote that the team's "ragged work" had "marred" the early games. With the team's tendency to fumble, the publication wrote that "one would have thought the Wolverines' fingers had been greased." In comparing it to Yost's prior teams, the Alumnus wrote: "It is not, perhaps, the best team which Yost has ever coached. In all probability the team of 1901 could defeat it by two or three touchdowns." [21]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Weeks | Fullback | Yes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Hammond | Right halfback | No | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Barlow | Quarterback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sculte | Left guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48 |
On November 4, 1905, Michigan played its first road game of the season against Illinois. The running and punting of Alfred Barlow, substituting at quarterback, were reported to be features of the game. [22]
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through nine games, Michigan had scored 368 points in 412 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard),Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Workman (quarterback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Magoffin (left halfback), Clark (fullback). [23]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Clark | Fullback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Schulte | Left guard | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Weeks | Fullback | No | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Barlow | Quarterback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 5 | 4 | 1 | 33 |
The Wolverines returned to Ann Arbor for their November 8 game against Ohio State. Michigan played many of its substitutes in the game, starting Barlow at quarterback and Fred Newton at fullback. The game featured a 105-yard run by Barlow, described as "the longest ever seen on Ferry Field." Barlow returned a missed dropkick from five yards deep in Michigan's endzone. Almost tackled at the 40-yard line, Barlow was aided by his teammates' blocking and returned the ball all the way for a touchdown. A large number of Ohio State fans attended the game, and the supporters of the two schools were reported to be on such friendly terms that the Ohio State band played "Men of Yost," and the Michigan supporters "returned the compliment by giving the Ohio yell." [24]
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through ten games, Michigan had scored 408 points in 482 minutes. [25]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
T. Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
Curtis | Left tackle | Yes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Patrick | Left halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Barlow | Quarterback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
On November 18, 1905, Wisconsin traveled to Ann Arbor. In front of a crowd estimated at nearly 18,000 people, Michigan won by a score of 12-0. During the second half, a temporary bleacher with 2,000 persons on it collapsed. Three or four spectators sustained "more or less severe injuries," but none were killed. A warning was given before the collapse that the timber was weakening, the statement was reported to have not been taken seriously. Frank Longman scored both of Michigan's touchdowns, and Tom Hammond converted on both point after touchdown kicks. [26]
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. Through 11 games, Michigan had scored 420 points in 552 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Schulte (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Rheinschild (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Norcross (quarterback), Weeks (left halfback), T. Hammond (right halfback), Longman (fullback). [27]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Longman | Fullback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Hammond | Right halfback | Yes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
On November 25, 1905, Michigan defeated the Oberlin Congregationalists 75-0. The Michigan Alumnus noted that Oberlin came close to scoring in the game: "It was a comedy that was almost turned into a tragedy when the plucky Congregationalist end, Featherstone, got away with the ball. Barlow missed him, and had not Schultz succeeded in reaching him Michigan would surely have been scored on." [28]
The game was played in halves of 25 minutes and 19 minutes. Through 12 games, Michigan had scored 495 points in 596 minutes. Michigan's starting lineup was Garrels (left end), Curtis (left tackle), Clement (left guard), Schultz (center), Graham (right guard), Love (right tackle), H. Hammond (right end), Barlow (quarterback), Patrick (left halfback), Clark (right halfback), Embs (fullback). [29]
Player | Position | Starter | Touchdowns | Extra points | Field goals | Points |
Curtis | Fullback | Yes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Magoffin | Left halfback | No | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Garrels | Left end | Yes | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
Stuart | Right halfback | Yes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Clark | Right halfback | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Schultz | Center | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Love | Right tackle | Yes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Total | -- | -- | 13 | 10 | 0 | 75 |
The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century," [30] broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and marked the end of the "Point-a-Minute" years. The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495-0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when Denny Clark was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line. Newspapers described Clark's play as "the wretched blunder" and a "lapse of brain work." [30] Clark transferred to M.I.T. the following year and was haunted by the play for the rest of his life. In 1932, he shot himself, leaving a suicide note that reportedly expressed hope that his "final play" would atone for his error at Marshall Field in 1905. [30] [31]
The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each. [32] Through 13 games, Michigan scored 495 points in 666 minutes.
The following chart accounts for the 495 points scored by the 1905 football team and is based on the box scores published in 1905 by the Detroit Free Press and The Michigan Alumnus.
Player | Touchdowns (5 points) | Extra points 1 point | Field goals (4 points) | Safeties (2 points) | Total Points |
Tom Hammond | 15 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
Joe Curtis | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
John Garrels | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Paul Magoffin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Harold Weeks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
William Dennison Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Walter Graham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Jay Mack Love | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Alfred Barlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Frank Longman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
William Embs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Harry Workman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Ted Stuart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Mason Rumney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Henry Schulte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Germany Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fred Norcross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Harry Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Lewis Dunlap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 81 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 495 |
The following 15 players received varsity "M" letters for their participation on the 1905 football team: [33]
Player | Position | Games started | Hometown |
Alfred Barlow | Quarterback | 5 | Corry, Pennsylvania |
William Dennison Clark | Fullback Right halfback | 1 1 | Detroit, Michigan |
Joe Curtis | Left tackle | 13 | Brooklyn, New York |
John Garrels | Left end | 13 | Detroit, Michigan |
Walter D. Graham | Right guard Right tackle | 12 1 | Chicago, Illinois |
Harry S. Hammond | Right end | 5 | Chicago, Illinois |
Tom Hammond | Right halfback Fullback Left halfback | 6 3 1 | Chicago, Illinois |
Frank Longman | Fullback | 3 | Battle Creek, Michigan |
Paul Magoffin | Left halfback | 4 | Washington, D.C. |
Fred Norcross | Quarterback | 8 | Menominee, Michigan |
Harry E. Patrick | Right tackle Left halfback | 4 2 | Detroit, Michigan |
Walter Rheinschild | Right tackle | 7 | Los Angeles, California |
Henry Schulte | Left guard | 7 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
Germany Schulz | Center | 9 | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Ted Stuart | Right end Right halfback | 7 1 | Chariton, Iowa |
The following 25 players received "R" letters for their participation on the 1905 football team: [33]
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The 1908 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1908 college football season. The team's head coach was Fielding H. Yost in his eighth year at Michigan. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record, outscored opponents 128 to 81, and held five of seven opponents to six points or less. After opening the season with a 5–0–1 record, and allowing an average of four points per game, the Wolverines lost badly in back-to-back games against the 1908 national champion Penn Quakers (29–0) and Syracuse (28–4).
The 1906 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1906 college football season. The team's head coach was Fielding H. Yost in his sixth year at Michigan. The team compiled a record of 4–1 and outscored opponents, 72 to 30.
The 1905 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his second season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Commodores played six home games in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record 7–1 overall and 6–0 in SIAA, outscoring their opponents 372–22. Vanderbilt played seven home games and won them all including six shutout victories.
The 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team's head coach was Dan McGugin, who served his third season in that capacity. Members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), the Commodores played seven home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Curry Field, and finished the season with a record of 8–1 overall and 5–0 in SIAA.