1925 Southern Conference football season explained

1925 Southern Conference football season
Sport:College football
League:NCAA
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Alabama
Tulane
No Of Teams:22
Duration:September 19, 1925
through January 1, 1926
Seasonslistnames:Football
Prevseason Year:1924
Nextseason Year:1926

The 1925 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1925 college football season. The season began on September 19. 1925 saw the south's widespread use of the forward pass.[1]

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the heavily favored PCC champion Washington Huskies by a single point, 20 - 19, and became the first southern team ever to win a Rose Bowl. It is commonly referred to as "the game that changed the south."[2] Alabama halfback Johnny Mack Brown was the Rose Bowl game's MVP. Alabama was retroactively named as national champion for 1925 by several major selectors, along with Dartmouth.[3] [4]

Tulane back Peggy Flournoy led the nation in scoring with his 128 points, a school record not broken until 2007 by Matt Forte. With also Lester Lautenschlaeger in the backfield to lead the Green Wave, Tulane beat Northwestern i a game which helped herald the arrival of Southern football.[5]

The Georgia Tech team, led by Doug Wycoff, had one of the best defenses in school history.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1 (tie)AlabamaWallace Wade10–07–029.72.6
1 (tie)TulaneClark Shaughnessy9–0–15–024.63.2
3North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer7–1–14–0–113.72.2
4Washington and LeeJames DeHart5–55–111.110.4
5VirginiaGreasy Neale7–1–14–1–116.03.4
6Georgia TechWilliam Alexander6–2–14–1–111.35.3
7KentuckyFred Murphy6–34–214.311.0
8FloridaTom Sebring8–23–210.210.8
9AuburnDave Morey5–3–13–2–19.012.7
10 (tie)VPIBen Cubbage5–3–23–3–13.95.2
10 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin6–33–317.67.0
10 (tie)TennesseeM. B. Banks5–2–12–2–116.19.1
10 (tie)South CarolinaBranch Bocock7–32–215.02.7
14 (tie)GeorgiaKid Woodruff4–52–414.810.1
14 (tie)VMIBlandy Clarkson5–52–415.310.8
16 (tie)SewaneeM. S. Bennett4–4–11–413.19.9
16 (tie)Mississippi A&MBernie Bierman3–4–11–412.67.5
18LSUMike Donahue5–3–10–2–110.07.8
19 (tie)NC StateGus Tebell3–5–10–4–15.78.0
19 (tie)Ole Miss5–50–414.78.7
19 (tie)MarylandCurley Byrd3–50–47.911.1
19 (tie)ClemsonBud Saunders1–70–42.320.0
Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[6]

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 19 VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 9–0[7]
September 19VPIMiles FieldBlacksburg, VirginiaW 10–0[8]

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 25RichmondNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 20–0[9] >
September 26Union (TN)AlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 53–0[10]
September 26AuburnBirmingham–SouthernMunger Bowl • Birmingham, AlabamaW 25–0[11]
September 26ClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaL 14–0[12]
September 26GeorgiaMercerCentennial Stadium • Macon, GeorgiaW 32–0[13]
September 26OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 13–710,000[14]
September 26KentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 13–6[15]
September 26LSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 27–0[16]
September 26MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 13–0[17]
September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 6–07,000[18]
September 26Ole MissW 53–0[19]
September 26SewaneeHardee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 14–0[20]
September 26South CarolinaUniversity Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 33–0[21]
September 26TulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 77–04,500[22]
September 26Middle Tennessee State TeachersVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 27–0[23]
September 26VirginiaLambeth FieldCharlottesville, VirginiaW 40–0[24]
September 26VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 46–0[25]
September 26RoanokeVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 28–0[26]

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 2Birmingham–SouthernAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 50–7
October 3Auburn ClemsonAUB 13–6
October 3MercerFloridaW 24 - 0
October 3VMI Georgia Tech GT 33–0
October 3KentuckyChicagoStagg Field • ChicagoL 9 - 0
October 3Louisiana-Lafayette LSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 38 - 0
October 3MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiW 34 - 0
October 3North CarolinaSouth CarolinaUNC 7 - 0
October 3North Carolina StateDukeDurham, North CarolinaW 13 - 0
October 3Middle Tennessee StateSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 53 - 0
October 3Emory & HenryTennesseeW 51 - 0
October 3MissouriTulaneT 6 - 6
October 3Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 41 - 0
October 3VirginiaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaUVA 7 - 6
October 3Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechW 13 - 3
October 3FurmanWashington & LeeLexington, VirginiaL 20 - 15

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 9 - 0
October 10Hampden-SydneyFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 22 - 6
October 10Alabama LSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaALA 42–0
October 10Virginia TechAuburnAUB 19 - 0
October 10ClemsonKentuckyUK 19 - 6
October 10GeorgiaYaleL 35 - 7
October 10Georgia TechPenn StateW 16 - 7
October 10MarylandRutgersPhiladelphiaW 16 - 0
October 10OuachitaMississippi A&MT 3 - 3
October 10North CarolinaDukeDurham, North CarolinaW 41 - 0
October 10SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasT 6 - 6
October 10TennesseeW 13 - 0
October 10Ole MissTulaneNew OrleansTUL 26 - 7
October 10VanderbiltTexas Longhorns footballFair Park Stadium • DallasW 14 - 6
October 10RichmondVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 19 - 0
October 10RoanokeVMILexington, VirginiaW 17 - 14
October 10Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, New JerseyL 15 - 6
October 11South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateSCAR 7 - 6

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 15North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 17 - 0
October 16WoffordSouth CarolinaW 6 - 0
October 17SewaneeAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 27 - 0
October 17FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 23 - 7
October 17FurmanGeorgiaAugusta, GeorgiaW 21 - 0
October 17LSU FreshmenLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 6 - 0
October 17Virginia TechMarylandVT 3 - 0
October 17Union (TN)Ole MissW 7 - 6
October 17Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 25 - 3
October 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 34 - 7
October 17VMIVirginiaUVA 18 - 10
October 17Washington & LeeKentuckyW&L 25 - 0

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 22 Clemson South Carolina SCAR 33–0
October 24AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaALA 7 - 0[27]
October 24HowardAuburnW 7 - 6
October 24Wake ForestFloridaW 24–3
October 24SewaneeKentuckyUK 14 - 0
October 24LSUTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0 - 0
October 24North CarolinaMercerMacon, GeorgiaW 3 - 0
October 24Ole MissMississippi A&MMSA&M 6 - 0
October 24TulaneNorthwesternChicagoW 18 - 7[28]
October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaUGA 26 - 7
October 24VirginiaMarylandLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 6 - 0
October 24North Carolina StateVMIVMI 27 - 6
October 24Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaW&L 20 - 0

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 30 - 6
October 29ClemsonWoffordL 13 - 0
October 31Mississippi A&MAlabamaALA 6 - 0
October 31TulaneAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaTUL 13 - 0
October 31GeorgiaTennessee TENN 12–7
October 31RollinsFloridaW 61 - 0
October 31Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaL 13 - 0
October 31KentuckyCentreW 16–0
October 31LSUArkansasFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LouisianaL 12 - 0
October 31North CarolinaMarylandUNC 16 - 0
October 31DavidsonNorth Carolina StateL 9 - 0
October 31SewaneeChattanoogaW 28 - 0
October 31South CarolinaVirginia TechVT 6 - 0
October 31Ole MissVanderbiltVAN 7 - 0
October 31LynchburgVMIW 33 - 0
October 31Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 21 - 0

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 7KentuckyAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 31 - 0
November 7AuburnGeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GeorgiaUGA 34 - 0
November 7FloridaClemsonFLA 42 - 0
November 7Georgia TechVanderbiltGT 7 - 0
November 7RiceLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 6 - 0
November 7MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutL 43 - 14
November 7Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MW 46 - 0
November 7North CarolinaVMIUNC 23 - 11
November 7North Carolina StateVirginia TechT 0 - 0
November 7Ole MissSewaneeChattanooga, TennesseeSEW 10 - 9
November 7TennesseeCentreDanville, KentuckyW 12 - 0
November 7Louisiana TechTulaneW 37 - 9
November 7VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 12 - 0

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 14FloridaAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaALA 34 - 0
November 14VanderbiltAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaAUB 10 - 9
November 14ClemsonThe CitadelCharleston, South CarolinaW 6 - 0
November 14GeorgiaGeorgia TechGT 3 - 0
November 14KentuckyVMICharleston, West VirginiaUK 7 - 0
November 14LSULoyolaNew OrleansW 13 - 0
November 14Ole MissMississippi CollegeW 19 - 7
November 14DavidsonNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 13 - 0
November 14Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateW 6 - 0
November 14South CarolinaFurmanGreenville, South CarolinaL 2 - 0
November 14Mississippi A&MTennesseeTENN 14 - 9
November 14SewaneeTulaneNew OrleansTUL 14 - 0
November 14Virginia TechVirginiaUVA 10 - 0
November 14Washington & LeeMarylandW&L 7 - 3

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20PresbyterianSouth CarolinaW 21 - 0
November 21Mississippi A&MFloridaTampa, FloridaFLA 12 - 0
November 21RhodesOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 31 - 0
November 21TulaneLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 16 - 0
November 21SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 19 - 7
November 21Randolph-MaconVirginiaW 41 - 0
November 21North Carolina StateWashington & LeeLexington, VirginiaW&L 12 - 0

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26GeorgiaAlabama ALA 27–0
November 26 Auburn Georgia Tech T 7–7
November 26ClemsonFurmanL 26 - 0
November 26Washington & LeeFloridaFLA 17 - 14
November 26MarylandJohns HopkinsW 17 - 14
November 26Ole MissMillsapsJackson, MississippiW 21 - 0
November 26North CarolinaVirginiaT 3 - 3
November 26TennesseeKentuckyUK 23 - 20
November 26TulaneCentenaryW 14 - 0
November 26VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVT 7 - 0
November 28CentreSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 20 - 0

Postseason

Bowl games

Awards and honors

All-Americans

See main article: 1925 College Football All-America Team.

All-Southern team

See main article: 1925 College Football All-Southern Team. The following were selected by the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press.[29]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
QBPooley HubertAPAlabama
HBPeggy FlournoyAPTulane
HBJohnny Mack BrownAPAlabama
FBDoug WycoffAPGeorgia Tech
EJ. G. LoweAPTennessee
TBob RivesAPVanderbilt
GBill BucklerAPAlabama
CAmos KentAPSewanee
GIrish LevyAPTulane
TGoldy GoldsteinAPFlorida
ESmack ThompsonAPGeorgia

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shaping College Football. 9780815608868. Schmidt. Raymond. 18 June 2007.
  2. Web site: The Football Game That Changed the South . The University of Alabama . 2008-10-06 . dead . https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2010/http://www.cptr.ua.edu/news/roses.htm . 2017-05-04 .
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/history/football-fbs.html "NCAA History", Retroactive Poll Champions
  4. Web site: Football Bowl Subdivision Records . NCAA Football . 79 . 2009.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012094158/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv25/CFHSNv25n3e.pdf . 2016-10-12 . dead .
  6. Web site: 1925 Southern Conference Year Summary.
  7. News: Flying Cadets win first game. The State. September 20, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Gobblers defeat Lynchburg 10 to 0. Daily Press. September 20, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: McDowell features Carolina-Richmond game with long run. The Pensacola Journal. September 26, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: Alabama has romp with Union eleven. Chattanooga Daily Times. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: Auburn Tigers easily trim Birmingham–Southern Panthers, 25 to 6. The Montgomery Advertiser. Jack Langhorn. September 27, 1925. 7. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: Blue Stockings defeat Tigers. The Index-Journal. September 27, 1925. 7. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: Morton stars as Bulldogs win opener. The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Tech beats Petrels as Georgia thrashes Bears. The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: State overcomes lead to beat Maryville 13–6 in last frame. The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1925. VI-2, VI-6. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: L.S.U. Tigers win from State Normal in gridiron opener. The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: Maryland captures opener: Victors score in first half. The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1925. II-1. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: Wake Forest wins from Tarheels. The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  19. News: Ole Miss swamps Jonesboro Aggies. Daily Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1925. 12. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  20. News: Sewanee scores twice in victory. The Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  21. News: Carolina shows great promise in Erskine game. The Morning News Review. September 27, 1925. 23. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Louisiana Cats badly beaten by Tulane warriors. The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  23. News: Commodores Win Ragged Game From Normal. The Nashiville Tennessean. Blinkey Horn. September 27, 1925. Sports 1, 4. Newspapers.com.
  24. News: Virginia With East Beats Hampden-Sydney. Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 27, 1925. 6. Newspapers.com.
  25. News: Emory and Henry team smothered by V.M.I.. The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1925. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  26. News: Roanoke fights V. P. I. to a scoreless tie. Daily Press. September 27, 1925. 6. December 10, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  27. News: Alabama Wins 7 to 0, Brown Scores In Third After Punt By Wycoff. May 3, 2016. Newspapers.com. Anniston Star. October 25, 1925. 10.
  28. Web site: TULANE ELEVEN TOO STRONG FOR NORTHWESTERN (October 25, 1925).
  29. News: All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press. November 30, 1925. Kingsport Times.