1925 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

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1925 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–0–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Bowl
Seasons
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The 1925 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 244 to 6. The team was recognized as the black college national champion. The team played its home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 24th Infantry / Fort Benning
T 0–0
October 10Morris BrownTuskegee, ALW 19–0 [1]
October 17 Atlanta
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 20–05,000 [2]
October 24at Morehouse Atlanta, GA W 27–6
October 30 Florida A&M Tuskegee, ALW 40–0
November 7at Alabama State
W 14–04,500 [3]
November 14 Fisk Tuskegee, ALW 28–0
November 21New Orleans College
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 41–03,000 [4]
November 26 Talladega
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 55–0

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References

  1. ↑ "Brown University Of Atlanta Defeated By Tuskegee Team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "5,000 See Tuskegee Down Atlanta Univ". The New York Age. October 24, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "4500 See Tuskegee Shut State Normal Out -- 14 To 0". The New York Age. November 14, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tuskegee Tigers Take 7th Straight Victory". The New York Age. November 28, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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