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1905 Season

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Changes / Notes:
Many rule changes occurred due to the founding of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States.  This was brought into being due to the increasing amount of deaths from playing the game.  These rules were deemed necessary to keep the game safer.

1) No tackling out of bounds.
2) No piling on after the play is called dead.
3) No tackling below the knees.
4) No striking the ball carrier in the face.
5) No interlocking of the legs except for the the players on each side of the center.
6) Referee calls the end of the play instead of the player with the ball.
7) Offense required to have six players on line of scrimmage.
8) Only one player may be in motion before the snap of the ball.
9) A player that moved away from the line of scrimmage had to be replaced with another player before the ball was snapped.
10) The length of the game was reduced to two thirty minute halves.
11) The number of yards needed for a first down was increased from five to ten.
12) The neutral zone area was increased to the length of the ball.
13) The forward pass was legalized.  If the pass was incomplete, it was ruled a turnover.  If the pass was completed in the end zone then is was considered a touchback for the defending team.  If the ball was not thrown within five yards or hit an ineligible receiver, it was ruled a turnover.
14) Hash marks were added to the field.

Summary

Games
9

Conf Games
0
Home Games
5
Away Games
3
Neutral Games
1
Bowl Games
0

Scoring
229
Ave per Game
25.4

Conf Rank
None
Record
7-2      (77.8%)

Conf Record
0-0     
Home Record
4-1      (80.0%)
Away Record
2-1      (66.7%)
Neutral Record
1-0      (100.0%)
Bowl Record
0-0     

Opp Scoring
55
Ave per Game
6.1

AP Rank
None
Most Scored
58
Fewest Scored
0
> Win Streak
4
> Win Margin
58
Most Allowed
34
Fewest Allowed
0
> Loss Streak
1
> Def Margin
34
More Information / Legend
  • * Conference Game
  • ** poll rankings are displayed with OU's ranking first. Some older polls do not rank the top 25 but all rank the top 10.
  • † indicates a ranking for a non-current poll (more than one week ahead)
  • ‡ indicates a couch other than the regular head coach for the team was acting as head coach.
  • Bowl games are always considered neutral sites.
  • All game times are in Sooner Time (Central Time).
  • "More" Icons:
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    •   - Has an embedded video associated with the game (usually a full game video from YouTube)
    •   - Has Box Scores (at least partial)
    •   - Has game stats
    •   - Has a game scoring summary
    •   - Has OU player stats
    •   - Has opponent player stats
    •   - Has a starting lineup
    •   - Has game notes and / or stats from OU






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