1905 USC Methodists football team

1905 USC Methodists football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Harvey Holmes (2nd season)
Captain	Carl Elliott
Home stadium	Bovard Field

1905 Far West college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford			–					8	–	0	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	0	–	0
Colorado			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Mexico			–					5	–	1	–	1
Utah			–					6	–	2	–	0
California			–					4	–	1	–	2
Oregon Agricultural			–					6	–	3	–	0
USC			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arizona			–					4	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					4	–	2	–	2
Washington			–					4	–	2	–	2
Washington State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					2	–	2	–	1
Wyoming			–					3	–	4	–	0
Montana			–					2	–	3	–	0
Montana Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	1
Nevada State			–					0	–	3	–	1
Tempe Normal			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1905 USC Methodists football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California during the 1905 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Harvey Holmes, compiling a 6–3–1 record. The Stanford game was USC's first outside Southern California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		Company F, National Guard	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA	W 28–0
October 10		Harvard School	Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	300
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Los Angeles Poly High School	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0
October 18	3:40 p.m.	Whittier State	Bovard Field Los Angeles, CA	W 75–0
November 1		Alumni	Los Angeles, CA	W 63–0
November 4		at Stanford	Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 0–16
November 11	2:35 p.m.	at Occidental	Occidental field Los Angeles, CA	L 0–10
November 25		vs. Sherman Institute	Fiesta Park Los Angeles, CA	L 0–15	800
December 2		St. Vincent's (CA)	Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0
December 9		vs. Pomona	Fiesta Park Los Angeles, CA	W 6–4	600