1905 Kentucky University Pioneers football team

The 1905 Kentucky University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky University (now known as Transylvania University) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In their first season under head coach Curtis Redden, the team compiled a 7–0–3 record.

1905 Kentucky University Pioneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–3
Head coach
Home stadiumK.U. Athletic Park
1905 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tusculum    1 0 0
Stetson    4 0 1
VPI    9 1 0
Navy    10 1 1
Grant    6 1 0
Kentucky University    7 0 3
Oklahoma    7 2 0
Washington and Lee    7 2 0
Texas A&M    7 2 0
Marshall    6 2 0
North Carolina A&M    4 1 1
West Virginia    6 3 0
Kentucky State College    6 3 1
South Carolina    4 2 1
Maryland    6 4 0
Central State Normal    4 3 1
North Carolina    4 3 1
Virginia    5 4 0
Catholic University    0 0 1
TCU    4 4 0
Delaware    3 4 1
The Citadel    2 3 1
Richmond    3 5 2
George Washington    3 4 2
Davidson    3 4 0
Howard (AL)    1 2 1
VMI    2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M    1 4 2
Arkansas    2 6 0
Kendall    1 3 0
Georgetown    2 7 0
Goldey College    1 4 0
Baylor    1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial    0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Kentucky Military Institute
T 6–6[1]
September 30at Louisville Athletic ClubW 29–0[2][3]
October 6Marietta
  • K.U. Athletic Park
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0[4]
October 14at BereaBerea, KYW 27–0[5]
October 21at NorthwesternT 0–0[6]
November 4Central University
  • K.U. Athletic Park
  • Lexington, KY
W 34–0[7]
November 10at TexasW 6–0[8]
November 11at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXW 29–6[9]
November 13at ArkansasW 6–01,000[10][11]
November 30Ohio Wesleyan
  • K.U. Athletic Park
  • Lexington, KY
W 40–0[12]

References

  1. "A tie game, K.U. and K.M.I. break even in first contest of season". Lexington Leader. September 24, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Louisville Athletic Club to play Kentucky University". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Locals bad showing, Louisville Athletic football eleven beaten by Kentucky University 29 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Neither side could score, K.U. and Marietta play tie game football at park". Lexington Leader. October 7, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "K.U. defeats Berea". The Lexington Herald. October 15, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Purple fails to score, football game with Kentucky results in tie". The Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "K.U. beats Central". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas downed, the team said to represent Kentucky got one touchdown". The Houston Post. November 11, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kentucky played great game at College Station". The Austin Statesman. November 12, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky did all scoring, Arkansas beaten 6 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Kentucky Wins From Arkansas". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 14, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Crimson team closes season still undefeated". The Lexington Herold. December 1, 1905. Retrieved March 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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