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- ↑ "Athletic Notes". Stetson Weekly Collegiate. Vol. XVIII, no. 6. DeLand, Florida. 15 November 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Game Stetson, 0; J.L.I., 0". Stetson Weekly Collegiate. Vol. XVIII, no. 4. DeLand, Florida. 1 November 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Stetson, 12; J.L.I., 0". Stetson Weekly Collegiate. Vol. XVIII, no. 5. DeLand, Florida. 8 November 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "First Intercollegiate Game Stetson, 27; Rollins, 0". Stetson Weekly Collegiate. Vol. XVIII, no. 8. DeLand, Florida. 29 November 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Thanksgiving Foot-ball". Stetson Weekly Collegiate. Vol. XVIII, no. 9. DeLand, Florida. 16 December 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Clipped From The Ocala Evening Star". The Ocala Evening Star. December 1, 1905. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2013 Stetson Football by Stetson University Athletics - Issuu". issuu.com.
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