The 1925 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 PCC football season. In its fifth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the team compiled a 10–1–1 record, won the PCC championship, lost to Alabama in the 1926 Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 480 to 59.[1] The team was ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.[2]
| 1925 Washington Huskies football | |
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PCC champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 10–1–1 (5–0 PCC) |
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| Captain | Elmer Tesreau |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| No. 7 Washington $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Stanford | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon Agricultural | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Elmer Tesreau was the team captain. Halfback Wildcat Wilson was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1925 All-America team.[3] Other key players on the team included quarterback George Guttormsen, tackle Walden Erickson, guard Egbert Brix, center Douglas Bonamy, and ends Judson Cutting and Clifford Marker.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Willamette* | W 108–0 | 3,500 | [4] | |
| October 3 | USS Oklahoma* |
| W 59–0 | 3,000 | [5] |
| October 3 | West Seattle A.C.* |
| W 56–0 | 3,000 | [5] |
| October 10 | Montana |
| W 30–10 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 17 | at Nebraska* | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Whitman* |
| W 64–2 | 2,000 | [8] |
| October 31 | at Washington State | W 23–0 | 2,500 | [9] | |
| November 7 | Stanford |
| W 13–0 | 40,000 | [10] |
| November 14 | at California | W 7–0 | 72,000 | [11] | |
| November 21 | at Puget Sound* | Tacoma, WA | W 80–7 | 2,000 | |
| November 26 | Oregon |
| W 15–14 | 23,000 | [12] |
| January 1, 1926 | vs. Alabama* | L 19–20 | 45,000 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Willamette Trounced by Huskies, 108–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1925. p. P3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Huskies on Rampage, Win Pair of Games". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Down Montana's Best Team of Recent Years in Hard Fight, 30 to 10". The Butte Miner. October 11, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska Holds Invaders to a 6 to 6 Tie". The Nebraska State Journal. October 18, 1925. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Overwhelm Whitman Team, 64–2". Oakland Tribune. October 25, 1925. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Bowl Over Cougars". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1925. p. 1a-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (November 8, 1925). "Stanford Goes Down To 13–0 Defeat: Intercepted Passes Aid Northerners". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1P–2P – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington Defeats California, 7 to 0: Pass In Last 2 Minutes Beats Bears". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1925. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington Wins By Single Point". Morning Register. November 27, 1925. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Lowry (January 2, 1926). "Alabamans Win Game: Huskies Beaten, 20 to 19". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, III-1 – via Newspapers.com.