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1925 Southern Conference football season

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.

1925 Southern Conference football season
NCAA
College football
September 19, 1925through January 1, 1926
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AlabamaTulane

The 1925 Clemson Tigers football team

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.

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." 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.

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.

The Georgia Tech team, led by Doug Wycoff, had one of the best defenses in school history.

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG
1 (tie)	Alabama	Wallace Wade	10–0-0	7–0-0	29.7	2.6
1 (tie)	Tulane	Clark Shaughnessy	9–0–1	5–0-0	24.6	3.2
3	North Carolina	Bob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer	7–1–1	4–0–1	13.7	2.2
4	Washington and Lee	James DeHart	5–5-0	5–1-0	11.1	10.4
5	Virginia	Greasy Neale	7–1–1	4–1–1	16.0	3.4
6	Georgia Tech	William Alexander	6–2–1	4–1–1	11.3	5.3
7	Kentucky	Fred Murphy	6–3-0	4–2-0	14.3	11.0
8	Florida	Tom Sebring	8–2-0	3–2-0	10.2	10.8
9	Auburn	Dave Morey	5–3–1	3–2–1	9.0	12.7
10 (tie)	VPI	Ben Cubbage	5–3–2	3–3–1	3.9	5.2
10 (tie)	Vanderbilt	Dan McGugin	6–3-0	3–3-0	17.6	7.0
10 (tie)	Tennessee	M. B. Banks	5–2–1	2–2–1	16.1	9.1
10 (tie)	South Carolina	Branch Bocock	7–3-0	2–2-0	15.0	2.7
14 (tie)	Georgia	Kid Woodruff	4–5-0	2–4-0	14.8	10.1
14 (tie)	VMI	Blandy Clarkson	5–5-0	2–4-0	15.3	10.8
16 (tie)	Sewanee	M. S. Bennett	4–4–1	1–4-0	13.1	9.9
16 (tie)	Mississippi A&M	Bernie Bierman	3–4–1	1–4-0	12.6	7.5
18	LSU	Mike Donahue	5–3–1	0–2–1	10.0	7.8
19 (tie)	NC State	Gus Tebell	3–5–1	0–4–1	5.7	8.0
19 (tie)	Ole Miss	Homer Hazel	5–5-0	0–4-0	14.7	8.7
19 (tie)	Maryland	Curley Byrd	3–5-0	0–4-0	7.9	11.1
19 (tie)	Clemson	Bud Saunders	1–7-0	0–4-0	2.3	20.0

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game

PAG = Average of points allowed per game

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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 19	Wofford	VMI	Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia	W 9–0
September 19	Lynchburg	VPI	Miles Field • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 10–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Richmond	NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	W 20–0
September 26	Union (TN)	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 53–0
September 26	Auburn	Birmingham–Southern	Munger Bowl • Birmingham, Alabama	W 25–0
September 26	Presbyterian	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	L 14–0
September 26	Georgia	Mercer	Centennial Stadium • Macon, Georgia	W 32–0
September 26	Oglethorpe	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	W 13–7	10,000
September 26	Maryville (TN)	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	W 13–6
September 26	Louisiana Normal	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 27–0
September 26	Washington College	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W 13–0
September 26	Wake Forest	North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 6–0	7,000
September 26	Jonesboro A&M	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	W 53–0
September 26	Bryson College	Sewanee	Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	W 14–0
September 26	Erskine	South Carolina	University Field • Columbia, South Carolina	W 33–0
September 26	Louisiana College	Tulane	New Orleans, Louisiana	W 77–0	4,500
September 26	Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 27–0
September 26	Hampden–Sydney	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 40–0
September 26	Emory & Henry	VMI	Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia	W 46–0
September 26	Roanoke	VPI	Miles Field • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 28–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 2	Birmingham–Southern	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 50–7
October 3	Auburn	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	AUB 13–6
October 3	Mercer	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 24–0
October 3	VMI	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 33–0
October 3	Kentucky	Chicago	Stagg Field • Chicago	L 9–0
October 3	Louisiana-Lafayette	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 38–0
October 3	Millsaps	Mississippi A&M	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	W 34–0
October 3	North Carolina	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	UNC 7–0
October 3	North Carolina State	Duke	Durham, North Carolina	W 13–0
October 3	Middle Tennessee State	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	W 53–0
October 3	Emory & Henry	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 51–0
October 3	Missouri	Tulane	New Orleans, Louisiana	T 6–6
October 3	Henderson-Brown	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 41–0
October 3	Virginia	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UVA 7–6
October 3	Hampden-Sydney	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	W 13–3
October 3	Furman	Washington & Lee	Lexington, Virginia	L 20–15

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 9	Florida Southern	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 9–0
October 10	Hampden-Sydney	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 22–6
October 10	Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ALA 42–0
October 10	Virginia Tech	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama	AUB 19–0
October 10	Clemson	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	UK 19–6
October 10	Georgia	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut	L 35–7
October 10	Georgia Tech	Penn State	Bronx, New York	W 16–7
October 10	Maryland	Rutgers	Philadelphia	W 16–0
October 10	Ouachita	Mississippi A&M	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	T 3–3
October 10	North Carolina	Duke	Durham, North Carolina	W 41–0
October 10	Sewanee	Texas A&M	Dallas, Texas	T 6–6
October 10	Maryville	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 13–0
October 10	Ole Miss	Tulane	New Orleans	TUL 26–7
October 10	Vanderbilt	Texas Longhorns football	Fair Park Stadium • Dallas	W 14–6
October 10	Richmond	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 19–0
October 10	Roanoke	VMI	Lexington, Virginia	W 17–14
October 10	Washington & Lee	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey	L 15–6
October 11	South Carolina	North Carolina State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	SCAR 7–6

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 15	North Carolina	North Carolina State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	UNC 17–0
October 16	Wofford	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 6–0
October 17	Sewanee	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 27–0
October 17	Florida	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 23–7
October 17	Furman	Georgia	Augusta, Georgia	W 21–0
October 17	LSU Freshmen	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 6–0
October 17	Virginia Tech	Maryland	Washington, D. C.	VT 3–0
October 17	Union (TN)	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	W 7–6
October 17	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana	TUL 25–3
October 17	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 34–7
October 17	VMI	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	UVA 18–10
October 17	Washington & Lee	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	W&L 25–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 22	Clemson	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SCAR 33–0
October 24	Alabama	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	ALA 7–0
October 24	Howard	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	W 7–6
October 24	Wake Forest	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 24–3
October 24	Sewanee	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	UK 14–0
October 24	LSU	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	T 0–0
October 24	North Carolina	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	W 3–0
October 24	Ole Miss	Mississippi A&M	Jackson, Mississippi	MSA&M 6–0
October 24	Tulane	Northwestern	Chicago	W 18–7
October 24	Vanderbilt	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 26–7
October 24	Virginia	Maryland	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	UVA 6–0
October 24	North Carolina State	VMI	Richmond, Virginia	VMI 27–6
October 24	Virginia Tech	Washington & Lee	Lynchburg, Virginia	W&L 20–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 28	South Carolina	The Citadel	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina	W 30–6
October 29	Clemson	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	L 13–0
October 31	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 6–0
October 31	Tulane	Auburn	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	TUL 13–0
October 31	Georgia	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 12–7
October 31	Rollins	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 61–0
October 31	Notre Dame	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	L 13–0
October 31	Kentucky	Centre	Danville, Kentucky	W 16–0
October 31	LSU	Arkansas	Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, Louisiana	L 12–0
October 31	North Carolina	Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland	UNC 16–0
October 31	Davidson	North Carolina State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 9–0
October 31	Sewanee	Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	W 28–0
October 31	South Carolina	Virginia Tech	Richmond, Virginia	VT 6–0
October 31	Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 7–0
October 31	Lynchburg	VMI	Lexington, Virginia	W 33–0
October 31	Washington & Lee	West Virginia	Charleston, West Virginia	L 21–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 7	Kentucky	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 31–0
November 7	Auburn	Georgia	McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia	UGA 34–0
November 7	Florida	Clemson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina	FLA 42–0
November 7	Georgia Tech	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	GT 7–0
November 7	Rice	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 6–0
November 7	Maryland	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut	L 43–14
November 7	Mississippi College	Mississippi A&M	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	W 46–0
November 7	North Carolina	VMI	Richmond, Virginia	UNC 23–11
November 7	North Carolina State	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	T 0–0
November 7	Ole Miss	Sewanee	Chattanooga, Tennessee	SEW 10–9
November 7	Tennessee	Centre	Danville, Kentucky	W 12–0
November 7	Louisiana Tech	Tulane	New Orleans, Louisiana	W 37–9
November 7	Virginia	Washington & Lee	Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia	W&L 12–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 14	Florida	Alabama	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	ALA 34–0
November 14	Vanderbilt	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	AUB 10–9
November 14	Clemson	The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina	W 6–0
November 14	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 3–0
November 14	Kentucky	VMI	Charleston, West Virginia	UK 7–0
November 14	LSU	Loyola	New Orleans	W 13–0
November 14	Ole Miss	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	W 19–7
November 14	Davidson	North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	W 13–0
November 14	Wake Forest	North Carolina State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	W 6–0
November 14	South Carolina	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 2–0
November 14	Mississippi A&M	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 14–9
November 14	Sewanee	Tulane	New Orleans	TUL 14–0
November 14	Virginia Tech	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	UVA 10–0
November 14	Washington & Lee	Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W&L 7–3

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 20	Presbyterian	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 21–0
November 21	Mississippi A&M	Florida	Tampa, Florida	FLA 12–0
November 21	Rhodes	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	W 31–0
November 21	Tulane	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	TUL 16–0
November 21	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 19–7
November 21	Randolph-Macon	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 41–0
November 21	North Carolina State	Washington & Lee	Lexington, Virginia	W&L 12–0

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 26	Georgia	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ALA 27–0
November 26	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	T 7–7
November 26	Clemson	Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 26–0
November 26	Washington & Lee	Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	FLA 17–14
November 26	Maryland	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore	W 17–14
November 26	Ole Miss	Millsaps	Jackson, Mississippi	W 21–0
November 26	North Carolina	Virginia	Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	T 3–3
November 26	Tennessee	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	UK 23–20
November 26	Tulane	Centenary	Shreveport, Louisiana	W 14–0
November 26	VMI	Virginia Tech	Roanoke, Virginia	VT 7–0
November 28	Centre	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 20–0

Date	Bowl Game	Site	SIAA Team	Opponent	Score
January 1, 1926	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	Alabama	Washington	ALA 20–19

E – J. G. Lowe, Tennessee (AP-3, BEHR)
E – Gus Merkle, Georgia Tech (BEHR)
T – Goldy Goldstein, Florida (BEHR)
T – Bob Rives, Vanderbilt (BEHR)
G – Bill Buckler, Alabama (AP-2; WE-3, BEHR)
G – Walt Godwin, Georgia Tech (COL-2; RKN, BEHR)
C – Amos Kent, Sewanee (BEHR)
QB – Lester Lautenschlaeger, Tulane (COL-3)
QB – Edgar C. Jones, Florida (BEHR)
HB – Peggy Flournoy, Tulane (AAB-2; AP-2; COL-3; NEA; BE-1; HR [qb]; NB-1; WE–3 [qb], BEHR)
HB – Johnny Mack Brown, Alabama (AP-3, BEHR)
FB – Pooley Hubert, Alabama (COL-2, AAB-2 [hb]; WE-2, NB-2 [qb], BEHR [qb])
FB – Doug Wycoff, Georgia Tech (BEHR)

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

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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