1905 Latrobe Athletic Association season explained

Team:	Latrobe Athletic Association
Year:	1905
Bg Color:	green
Border Color:	red
Text Color:	white
Record:	8–0
Division Place:	No divisions
Manager:	John Brallier^[1]
Coach:	John Brallier
Captain:	Harry Ryan
Field:	Latrobe Steel Athletic Grounds
Previous:	1904
Next:	1906

The 1905 Latrobe Athletic Association season was their tenth season in existence. The team finished 8–0 and were unscored upon. As a result, Latrobe claimed the Pennsylvania professional football title.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Source
1	October 7	Iron City	W 30–0	^[2]
2	October 14	Pitcairn Quakers	W 53–0	^[3]
3	October 21	Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA of Philadelphia	W 10–0
4	October 28	South Fork	W 33–0	^[4]
5	November 4	at Steelton YMCA	W 23–0	^[5]
6	November 18	Canton Athletic Club	W 6–0
7	November 25	Steelton YMCA	W 4–0
8	November 30	Sewickley	W 28–0

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A season-ending game against the Massillon Tigers was proposed but never occurred.

References

• Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football . Coffin Corner . Professional Football Researchers Association . 2 . Annual . 1980 . 1 - 21 . Robert . Van Atta . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165729/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-052.pdf . 2009-03-26 .

Notes and References

1. News: Latrobe Bulletin. November 6, 1905. Football Supplement. Latrobe Victorious. Newspapers.com.
2. News: The Pittsburg Post. Pittsburgh, PA. October 8, 1905. Latrobe, PA. October 7, 1905. 16. Latrobe Downs Iron City. Newspapers.com.
3. News: The Pittsburg Press. October 15, 1905. 22. Pitcairn Outclassed. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. October 30, 1901. 1. One Sided Contest. Newspapers.com.
5. News: The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1905. November 4, 1905. 14. Latrobe Beat Steelton. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Latrobe Bulletin. December 2, 1905. 7. The Record. Newspapers.com.