1925 Southern Conference football season

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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]

LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 19, 1925
through January 1, 1926
Teams22
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1925 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 19, 1925
through January 1, 1926
Teams22
Regular Season
Season championsAlabama
Tulane
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1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama +7–0–010–0–0
No. 6 Tulane +5–0–09–0–1
North Carolina4–0–17–1–1
Washington and Lee5–1–05–5–0
Virginia4–1–17–1–1
Georgia Tech4–1–16–2–1
Kentucky4–2–06–3–0
Florida3–2–08–2–0
Auburn3–2–15–3–1
VPI3–3–15–3–2
Vanderbilt3–3–06–3–0
Tennessee2–2–15–2–1
South Carolina2–2–07–3–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
Sewanee1–4–04–4–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–03–4–1
VMI1–5–05–5–0
LSU0–2–15–3–1
NC State0–4–13–5–1
Ole Miss0–4–05–5–0
Clemson0–4–01–7–0
Maryland0–4–02–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1925 Clemson Tigers football team

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

More information Conf. Rank, Team ...
Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)AlabamaWallace Wade10–0-07–0-029.72.6
1 (tie)TulaneClark Shaughnessy9–0–15–0-024.63.2
3North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer7–1–14–0–113.72.2
4Washington and LeeJames DeHart5–5-05–1-011.110.4
5VirginiaGreasy Neale7–1–14–1–116.03.4
6Georgia TechWilliam Alexander6–2–14–1–111.35.3
7KentuckyFred Murphy6–3-04–2-014.311.0
8FloridaTom Sebring8–2-03–2-010.210.8
9AuburnDave Morey5–3–13–2–19.012.7
10 (tie)VPIBen Cubbage5–3–23–3–13.95.2
10 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin6–3-03–3-017.67.0
10 (tie)TennesseeM. B. Banks5–2–12–2–116.19.1
10 (tie)South CarolinaBranch Bocock7–3-02–2-015.02.7
14 (tie)GeorgiaKid Woodruff4–5-02–4-014.810.1
14 (tie)VMIBlandy Clarkson5–5-02–4-015.310.8
16 (tie)SewaneeM. S. Bennett4–4–11–4-013.19.9
16 (tie)Mississippi A&MBernie Bierman3–4–11–4-012.67.5
18LSUMike Donahue5–3–10–2–110.07.8
19 (tie)NC StateGus Tebell3–5–10–4–15.78.0
19 (tie)Ole MissHomer Hazel5–5-00–4-014.78.7
19 (tie)MarylandCurley Byrd3–5-00–4-07.911.1
19 (tie)ClemsonBud Saunders1–7-00–4-02.320.0
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Key

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

Regular season

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

Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 19WoffordVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 9–0[7]
September 19LynchburgVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 10–0[8]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 25RichmondNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 20–0[9]
September 26Union (TN)AlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 53–0[10]
September 26AuburnBirmingham–SouthernMunger Bowl • Birmingham, AlabamaW 25–0[11]
September 26PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 14–0[12]
September 26GeorgiaMercerCentennial Stadium • Macon, GeorgiaW 32–0[13]
September 26OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 13–710,000[14]
September 26Maryville (TN)KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 13–6[15]
September 26Louisiana NormalLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 27–0[16]
September 26Washington CollegeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–0[17]
September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 6–07,000[18]
September 26Jonesboro A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 53–0[19]
September 26Bryson CollegeSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 14–0[20]
September 26ErskineSouth CarolinaUniversity Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 33–0[21]
September 26Louisiana CollegeTulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 77–04,500[22]
September 26Middle Tennessee State TeachersVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 27–0[23]
September 26Hampden–SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 40–0[24]
September 26Emory & HenryVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 46–0[25]
September 26RoanokeVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 28–0[26]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 2Birmingham–SouthernAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 50–7
October 3AuburnClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaAUB 13–6
October 3MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 24–0
October 3VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 33–0
October 3KentuckyChicagoStagg Field • ChicagoL 9–0
October 3Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 38–0
October 3MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 34–0
October 3North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaUNC 7–0
October 3North Carolina StateDukeDurham, North CarolinaW 13–0
October 3Middle Tennessee StateSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 53–0
October 3Emory & HenryTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 51–0
October 3MissouriTulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaT 6–6
October 3Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 41–0
October 3VirginiaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUVA 7–6
October 3Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 13–3
October 3FurmanWashington & LeeLexington, VirginiaL 20–15
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 9Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 9–0
October 10Hampden-SydneyFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 22–6
October 10AlabamaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaALA 42–0
October 10Virginia TechAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaAUB 19–0
October 10ClemsonKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 19–6
October 10GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 35–7
October 10Georgia TechPenn StateBronx, New YorkW 16–7
October 10MarylandRutgersPhiladelphiaW 16–0
October 10OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiT 3–3
October 10North CarolinaDukeDurham, North CarolinaW 41–0
October 10SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasT 6–6
October 10MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 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 Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 15–6
October 11South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaSCAR 7–6
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Week Five

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 15North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 17–0
October 16WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 6–0
October 17SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, 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 TechMarylandWashington, D. C.VT 3–0
October 17Union (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 7–6
October 17Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 25–3
October 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 34–7
October 17VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 18–10
October 17Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW&L 25–0
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 22ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 33–0
October 24AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaALA 7–0[27]
October 24HowardAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaW 7–6
October 24Wake ForestFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 24–3
October 24SewaneeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 14–0
October 24LSUTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0–0
October 24North CarolinaMercerMacon, GeorgiaW 3–0
October 24Ole MissMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiMSA&M 6–0
October 24TulaneNorthwesternChicagoW 18–7[28]
October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 26–7
October 24VirginiaMarylandLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 6–0
October 24North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, VirginiaVMI 27–6
October 24Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaW&L 20–0
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 30–6
October 29ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 13–0
October 31Mississippi A&MAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 6–0
October 31TulaneAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 13–0
October 31GeorgiaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 12–7
October 31RollinsFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 61–0
October 31Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaL 13–0
October 31KentuckyCentreDanville, KentuckyW 16–0
October 31LSUArkansasFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LouisianaL 12–0
October 31North CarolinaMarylandBaltimore, MarylandUNC 16–0
October 31DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 9–0
October 31SewaneeChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeW 28–0
October 31South CarolinaVirginia TechRichmond, VirginiaVT 6–0
October 31Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 7–0
October 31LynchburgVMILexington, VirginiaW 33–0
October 31Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 21–0
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 7KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 31–0
November 7AuburnGeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 34–0
November 7FloridaClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaFLA 42–0
November 7Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeGT 7–0
November 7RiceLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 6–0
November 7MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 43–14
November 7Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 46–0
November 7North CarolinaVMIRichmond, VirginiaUNC 23–11
November 7North Carolina StateVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaT 0–0
November 7Ole MissSewaneeChattanooga, TennesseeSEW 10–9
November 7TennesseeCentreDanville, KentuckyW 12–0
November 7Louisiana TechTulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 37–9
November 7VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 12–0
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14FloridaAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 34–0
November 14VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 10–9
November 14ClemsonThe CitadelCharleston, South CarolinaW 6–0
November 14GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 3–0
November 14KentuckyVMICharleston, West VirginiaUK 7–0
November 14LSULoyolaNew OrleansW 13–0
November 14Ole MissMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiW 19–7
November 14DavidsonNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 13–0
November 14Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 6–0
November 14South CarolinaFurmanGreenville, South CarolinaL 2–0
November 14Mississippi A&MTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 14–9
November 14SewaneeTulaneNew OrleansTUL 14–0
November 14Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 10–0
November 14Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW&L 7–3
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 20PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 21–0
November 21Mississippi A&MFloridaTampa, FloridaFLA 12–0
November 21RhodesOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 31–0
November 21TulaneLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 16–0
November 21SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 19–7
November 21Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 41–0
November 21North Carolina StateWashington & LeeLexington, VirginiaW&L 12–0
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Week Eleven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26GeorgiaAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 27–0
November 26AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaT 7–7
November 26ClemsonFurmanGreenville, South CarolinaL 26–0
November 26Washington & LeeFloridaJacksonville, FloridaFLA 17–14
November 26MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimoreW 17–14
November 26Ole MissMillsapsJackson, MississippiW 21–0
November 26North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 3–3
November 26TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 23–20
November 26TulaneCentenaryShreveport, LouisianaW 14–0
November 26VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVT 7–0
November 28CentreSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 20–0
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Postseason

Bowl games

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DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1926Rose BowlRose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaAlabamaWashingtonALA 20–19
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1925 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team

Main article: 1925 College Football All-Southern Team

The following were selected by the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press.[29]

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Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Pooley Hubert AP Alabama
HB Peggy Flournoy AP Tulane
HB Johnny Mack Brown AP Alabama
FB Doug Wycoff AP Georgia Tech
E J. G. Lowe AP Tennessee
T Bob Rives AP Vanderbilt
G Bill Buckler AP Alabama
C Amos Kent AP Sewanee
G Irish Levy AP Tulane
T Goldy Goldstein AP Florida
E Smack Thompson AP Georgia
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