He felt that the Western University athletics would continue to succeed with the foundation he put in place and college sports would become an integral part of the Pittsburgh culture.

Coach Arthur Mosse was retained for another year and Joe Thompson was named manager and captain of the team.

A number of starters were recovering from injuries since Coach Mosse worked the team hard the week leading up to this practice game.

The WUP offense marched down the field and Jud Schmidt scored a touchdown from inside the five yard line.

[1] The home opener for the WUP eleven against the Westminster Titans was played at Friendship Park because the Pirates were still in season.

[2] On October 11 a crowd of five hundred students ignored the heavy rain and cheered on the WUP to a lopsided victory over the Butler A.C. at Exposition Park.

Substitutes used in this game were John Sullivan, Fred Klawuhn, Charles Springer, Jay Frye, Karl Swenson, Frank Griggs and Plummer Capwell.

Another gentleman approached Mr. Thompson and assured him he could bring a strong team to Pittsburgh on the 11th and compete with the WUP eleven.

Winfred Banbury scored six touchdowns in the first half, including a 105 yard kickoff return, and WUP led 49–0 at the break.

Coach Mosse made wholesale substitutions for the second half, but the WUP offense was still able to score four more touchdowns.

[4] On October 21 Percy Field in Ithaca N.Y. was the site of the game between the Cornell Big Red and the Western University eleven.

Late in the first half Cornell started a drive from their own forty-five yard line and steadily moved the ball downfield.

The WUP eleven produced no offense in the second half and their defense allowed the brawnier Cornell lads to score four more touchdowns.

For a new team, the Smoky City lads showed up remarkably well and they fully lived up to the good word that had preceded their coming.

Coach Mosse wrote:"Well, we were defeated by the Ithacans and although the score looks somewhat bad on paper, I can assure the loyal rooters of WUP that our team played valiantly, although outweighed 15 pounds to the man.

The WUP offense received the opening kickoff and proceeded to sustain an eight minute drive that culminated with a Walter East fifteen yard scamper around left end for a touchdown.

The rest of the half was a stalemate as both teams were able to move the ball but fumbles, penalties and occasional strong defense prohibited any scoring.

With time running short, Davis lined up and kicked a 53-yard field goal (worth 4 points in 1905) to make the final score 24–10.

[27] On November 1 the Mount Union Purple Raiders from Alliance, Ohio met the WUP eleven at Exposition Park for a practice game.

The following players were substituted into the game at halftime: Ted Perry, Gilbert Miller, John Sullivan, Arthur McKean, Calvin Marshall, Walter East, Art Griggs, Plummer Capwell, Jud Schmidt and Winfred Banbury.

The WUP team expected some fierce competition from the West Virginians to prepare for the upcoming game with Washington & Jefferson.

[8][29] On November 7 the final tuneup for the Washington & Jefferson game was scheduled with Franklin & Marshall College of Lancaster, Pa. at Exposition Park.

On Thursday, November 9, Chancellor Samuel B. McCormick held a meeting of students and alumni to thank them for their support of the team and to encourage wholesome participation in cheering and noise making at the football game against the Red and Black.

The Pittsburgh Post mentioned the availability of a program for sale at this game - “A special feature of the afternoon will be the artistic score cards which will be sold in the stands.

The cards, which are intended for souvenirs, will contain the statistics of the two teams, the photographs of the coaches, managers and captains and the line-up.” The newly formed WUP band and drum corps would lead the parade of students from Union Station through downtown and into the stadium.

Omar Mehl replaced Winfred Banbury at fullback for the second half and did the bulk of the ball carrying.

On the WUPs next possession they were able to sustain the drive and Omar Mehl carried the ball across the goal for the second touchdown of the game.

More than two thousand fans attended and the students were led into the stadium by the eighteen piece school band conducted by Oliver Fulton (Class of 1906).

A special car was attached to the Beaver Falls Express train to accommodate all the students and band members wanting to attend the game.

[12] Almost ten thousand fans crammed into Exposition Park on a frigid Thanksgiving Day for the WUP versus State College game.