| Year: | 1905 |
| Team: | Cumberland Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | John Counselman |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | E. L. Minton |
| Next Year: | 1912 |
The 1905 Cumberland Bulldogs football team represented Cumberland University in the 1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by John Counselman in his first and only season as head coach, Cumberland compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in SIAA play.