1925 Southern Conference football season

1925 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 19, 1925
through January 1, 1926
Number of teams 22
Regular Season
Season champions Alabama
Tulane
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama + 7 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane + 5 0 0     9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1     7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0     5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1     7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1     6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0     6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0     8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1     5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1     5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1     5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0     4 5 0
VMI 2 4 0     6 4 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0     3 4 1
LSU 0 2 1     5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1     3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0     5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0     1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0     2 5 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1925 Southern Conference football season began on September 19.

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the heavily favored PCC champion Washington Huskies by a single point, 2019, and became the first southern team ever to win a Rose Bowl. It is commonly referred to as "the game that changed the south."[1] Alabama halfback Johnny Mack Brown was the Rose Bowl game's MVP. Alabama therefore was named a national champion along with Dartmouth.

Tulane back Peggy Flournoy led the nation in scoring with his 128 points, a school record not broken until 2007 by Matt Forte. 1925 saw the south's widespread use of the forward pass.[2]

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 WoffordVMI Lexington, VAW 90
September 19LynchburgVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 100

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 25RichmondNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NCW 200
September 26 Union Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 53–0
September 26 Auburn Birmingham-Southern Rickwood FieldBirmingham, ALW 250
September 26PresbyterianClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SCL 140
September 26 Georgia Mercer Macon, GA W 32–0
September 26 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAW 137
September 26MaryvilleKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY W 136
September 26Northwestern StateLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 270
September 26Washington (MD)Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 130
September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson FieldChapel Hill, NCL 60
September 26Arkansas StateOle Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS W 530
September 26BrysonSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 140
September 26ErskineSouth Carolina Columbia, SCW 330
September 26Louisiana CollegeTulaneNew Orleans, LAW 770
September 26Middle Tennessee StateVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 270
September 26Hampden-SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA W 400
September 26Emory & HenryVMILexington, VA W 460
September 26RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 280

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 2Birmingham-SouthernAlabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 50–7
October 3 Auburn Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC AUB 13–6
October 3Mercer Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 240
October 3VMI Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 33–0
October 3KentuckyChicago Stagg FieldChicago, ILL 90
October 3Louisiana-Lafayette LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 380
October 3MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MSW 340
October 3North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC UNC 70
October 3North Carolina StateDuke Durham, NCW 130
October 3Middle Tennessee StateSewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TNW 530
October 3Emory & HenryTennessee Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 510
October 3MissouriTulaneNew Orleans, LA T 66
October 3Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNW 410
October 3VirginiaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GAUVA 76
October 3Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 133
October 3FurmanWashington & LeeLexington, VAL 2015

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 9Florida SouthernFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FLW 90
October 10Hampden-SydneyFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FLW 226
October 10Alabama LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA ALA 42–0
October 10Virginia TechAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AL AUB 190
October 10ClemsonKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 196
October 10 GeorgiaYale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT L 357
October 10Georgia TechPenn StateBronx, NY W 167
October 10MarylandRutgersPhiladelphia, PAW 160
October 10 OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS T 33
October 10North CarolinaDuke Durham, NCW 410
October 10SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TXT 66
October 10Maryville TennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 130
October 10Ole MissTulane New Orleans, LATUL 267
October 10VanderbiltTexas Longhorns footballFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TXW 146
October 10RichmondVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VAW 190
October 10 RoanokeVMI Lexington, VAW 1714
October 10Washington & Lee Princeton Palmer StadiumPrinceton, NJL 156
October 11 South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC SCAR 76

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 15 North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NCUNC 170
October 16WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC W 60
October 17SewaneeAlabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, ALALA 270
October 17Florida Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 237
October 17FurmanGeorgia Augusta, GAW 210
October 17LSU FreshmenLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 60
October 17Virginia TechMaryland Washington, D. C. VT 30
October 17UnionOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MS W 76
October 17Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 253
October 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 347
October 17VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA UVA 1810
October 17Washington & Lee KentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY W&L 250

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 22 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC SCAR 33–0
October 24AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GAALA 70
October 24HowardAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, AL W 76
October 24Wake ForestFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 24–3
October 24SewaneeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 140
October 24LSUTennessee Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNT 00
October 24North Carolina MercerMacon, GAW 30
October 24Ole Miss Mississippi A&MJackson, MS MSA&M 60
October 24TulaneNorthwesternChicago, ILW 187
October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 267
October 24VirginiaMaryland Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VAUVA 60
October 24North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, VA VMI 276
October 24Virginia TechWashington & Lee Lynchburg, VAW&L 200

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SCW 306
October 29ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, SC L 130
October 31Mississippi A&MAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AL ALA 60
October 31TulaneAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, ALTUL 130
October 31 GeorgiaTennessee Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 12–7
October 31RollinsFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 610
October 31Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAL 130
October 31KentuckyCentreDanville, KY W 16–0
October 31LSUArkansasFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LAL 120
October 31North Carolina MarylandBaltimore, MD UNC 160
October 31DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC L 90
October 31SewaneeChattanoogaChattanooga, TN W 280
October 31South Carolina Virginia TechRichmond, VA VT 60
October 31Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 70
October 31LynchburgVMILexington, VA W 330
October 31Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, WVL 210

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 7KentuckyAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALALA 310
November 7 Auburn GeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GAUGA 340
November 7FloridaClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SC FLA 420
November 7Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN GT 70
November 7RiceLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 60
November 7MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTL 4314
November 7Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS W 460
November 7North CarolinaVMIRichmond, VA UNC 2311
November 7North Carolina StateVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA T 00
November 7Ole MissSewaneeChattanooga, TNSEW 109
November 7TennesseeCentreDanville, KYW 120
November 7Louisiana TechTulaneNew Orleans, LA W 379
November 7VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VAW&L 120

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 14FloridaAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, ALALA 340
November 14VanderbiltAuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALAUB 109
November 14ClemsonThe CitadelCharleston, SCW 60
November 14 Georgia Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 30
November 14KentuckyVMICharleston, WVUK 70
November 14LSU Loyola New Orleans, LAW 130
November 14Ole MissMississippi CollegeClinton, MS W 197
November 14 DavidsonNorth CarolinaEmerson FieldChapel Hill, NCW 130
November 14Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC W 60
November 14South CarolinaFurmanGreenville, SCL 20
November 14Mississippi A&MTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 149
November 14SewaneeTulane New Orleans, LATUL 140
November 14Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA UVA 100
November 14 Washington & LeeMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W&L 73

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 20PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC W 210
November 21Mississippi A&MFloridaTampa, FLFLA 120
November 21RhodesOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSW 310
November 21TulaneLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LATUL 160
November 21SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 197
November 21Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA W 410
November 21North Carolina StateWashington & Lee Lexington, VAW&L 120

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 26GeorgiaAlabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL ALA 27–0
November 26 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA T 7–7
November 26ClemsonFurmanGreenville, SC L 260
November 26Washington & LeeFloridaJacksonville, FL FLA 1714
November 26MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore, MD W 1714
November 26Ole MissMillsaps Jackson, MSW 210
November 26North CarolinaVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA T 33
November 26 TennesseeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 2320
November 26TulaneCentenaryShreveport, LA W 140
November 26VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VAVT 70
November 28CentreSouth Carolina Columbia, SCW 200

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
January 1, 1926Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CAAlabamaWashingtonALA 2019

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press included:[3]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Pooley Hubert 5'10" 190 Sr. Meridian, Mississippi Alabama
HB Peggy Flournoy 6'1" 165 Sr. Mississippi Tulane
HB Johnny Mack Brown 5'11" 160 Sr. Dothan, Alabama Alabama
FB Doug Wycoff 6'2" 195 Sr. St. Louis, Missouri Georgia Tech
E J. G. Lowe 192 Sr. Tennessee
T Bob Rives 6'1" 200 Sr. Hopkinsville, Kentucky Vanderbilt
G Bill Buckler 6'0" 220 Sr. St. Paul, Minnesota Alabama
C Amos Kent 193 Sr. Kentwood, Louisiana Sewanee
G Irish Levy Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana Tulane
T Goldy Goldstein 6'3" 210 Sr. New Jersey Florida
E Smack Thompson Sr. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia

References

  1. "The Football Game That Changed the South". The University of Alabama. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. "Shaping College Football". google.com.
  3. "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
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