1925 Washington Huskies football team

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1925 Washington Huskies football
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Northwest Conference co-champion
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Alabama
Conference Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record10–1–1 (5–0 Northwest, 5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Captain Elmer Tesreau
Home stadium University of Washington Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
←  1924
1926  →
1925 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon Agricultural + 7 –0 –07 –2 –0
Washington + 5 –0 –010 –1 –1
Gonzaga 2 –1 –27 –2 –2
Whitman 2 –3 –04 –3 –0
Idaho 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Montana 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Washington State 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Pacific (OR) 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Oregon 1 –3 –01 –5 –1
Willamette 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1925 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Washington $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –1
No. 8 Stanford 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
USC 3 –2 –011 –2 –0
Oregon Agricultural 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
California 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Idaho 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Washington State 2 –3 –03 –4 –1
Montana 1 –4 –03 –4 –1
Oregon 0 –5 –01 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 480 to 59. Washington had a record of 5–0 in Northwest Conference play, sharing the conference title with Oregon Agricultural, and 5–0 against PCC opponents, winning the conference championship. [1] The Huskies were invited to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Alabama. The team was ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926. [2]

Fullback Elmer Tesreau was the team captain. Halfback George “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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Willamette
W 108–03,500 [4]
October 3 USS Oklahoma *
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 59–03,000 [5]
October 3West Seattle Athletic Club*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 56–03,000 [5]
October 10 Montana
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 30–1020,000 [6]
October 17at Nebraska *
T 6–615,000 [7]
October 24 Whitman
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 64–22,000 [8]
October 31at Washington State
W 23–02,500 [9]
November 7 Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 13–040,000 [10]
November 14at California
W 7–072,000 [11]
November 21at Puget Sound * Tacoma, WA W 80–72,000
November 26 Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 15–1423,000 [12]
January 1, 1926vs. Alabama *
L 19–2045,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Gains Coast Supremacy". The Morning Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. November 16, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Willamette Trounced by Huskies, 108–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1925. p. P3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Huskies on Rampage, Win Pair of Games". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Nebraska Holds Invaders to a 6 to 6 Tie". The Nebraska State Journal. October 18, 1925. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Huskies Overwhelm Whitman Team, 64–2". Oakland Tribune. October 25, 1925. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Huskies Bowl Over Cougars". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1925. p. 1a-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Washington Defeats California, 7 to 0: Pass In Last 2 Minutes Beats Bears". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1925. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Washington Wins By Single Point". Morning Register. November 27, 1925. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Paul Lowry (January 2, 1926). "Alabamans Win Game: Huskies Beaten, 20 to 19". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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