Conference Independent Home stadium Antelope Field | 1905 record 9–2 | |
Head coach Walter C. Booth (6th year) | ||
The 1905 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1905 college football season. The team was coached by Walter C. "Bummy" Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Before the season
Coach Booth, after the extremely successful 1902 and 1903 seasons, sought to return to dominance after the relatively disappointing 7-3 1904 season. Last year's roster of 30 was reduced somewhat, with 26 players appearing in 1905.
After the season
Coach Booth finished the year at 8-2, an improvement over 1904's final tally, and compiled a Nebraska career record of 46-8-1 (.845), which was a slight drop in percentage from the previous year, but which improved the program's overall record to 87-33-5 (.716). Coach Booth departed the program at the conclusion of the 1905 season, and does not appear to have continued his coaching career elsewhere. After the high turnover of the early years, Nebraska had enjoyed success with a stable coaching staff over the past six years, but once again was in search of a head coach to lead the football team.