1905 Detroit College Tigers football team

The 1905 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Jerry Girardin was hired in mid-October as the team's head coach.[1] The team initially had a schedule with six opponents.[2] However, on November 9, the college's president, Rev. Kellinger, refused to allow the football team to play the Detroit University School and declared that football "as it is played today is altogether too rough" and that the game was also too expensive.[3] In response, coach Girardin said he would never coach a team of the college again. The team was then disbanded.[3]

1905 Detroit College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1905 record	1–0
Head coach	Jerry Girardin (1st season)

1905 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Kansas			–					10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	0
Doane			–					5	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					9	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					7	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					7	–	2	–	1
Kansas State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					4	–	2	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	1
Wittenberg			–					7	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg			–					6	–	4	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	3	–	2
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	0
Missouri			–					5	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fairmount			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					6	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					2	–	5	–	2
DePauw			–					3	–	6	–	0
Mount Union			–					2	–	6	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					0	–	1	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 2	at Monroe High School	Monroe, MI	W 26–0	[2][4]
November 4	Detroit College of Law	Clark Park Detroit, MI	?	[5]
November 11	at Detroit Athletic Club	Detroit Athletic Club grounds Detroit, MI	Cancelled
November 16	at Jackson High School	Jackson, MI	Cancelled
November 23	at Michigan State Normal	Ypsilanti, MI	Cancelled
November 30	Eastern High School	Detroit, MI	Cancelled

References

1. "College Secures as Coach". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1905. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Good Start for College: Beat Monroe High in Very Handy Manner; Season Will Be A Very Busy One From Now On". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1905. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "College Disbands as Result of Prohibition of D.U.S. Game Though All Other Contests Were Approved". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1905. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "College Goes to Monroe". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "College Play Lawyers". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1905. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.