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.

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."NCAA History", Retroactive Poll Champions

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.

Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG1 (tie)AlabamaWallace Wade10–0-07–0-0 29.72.61 (tie)Tulane Clark Shaughnessy9–0–15–0-024.63.23North CarolinaBob Fetzer/Bill Fetzer7–1–14–0–113.72.24Washington and LeeJames DeHart5–5-05–1-011.110.45VirginiaGreasy Neale7–1–14–1–116.03.46Georgia TechWilliam Alexander6–2–14–1–111.35.37KentuckyFred Murphy6–3-04–2-014.311.08FloridaTom Sebring8–2-03–2-010.210.89AuburnDave Morey5–3–13–2–19.012.710 (tie)VPIBen Cubbage5–3–23–3–13.95.210 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin6–3-03–3-017.67.010 (tie)TennesseeM. B. Banks5–2–12–2–116.19.110 (tie)South Carolina Branch Bocock7–3-02–2-015.02.714 (tie)GeorgiaKid Woodruff4–5-02–4-014.810.114 (tie)VMIBlandy Clarkson5–5-02–4-015.310.816 (tie)SewaneeM. S. Bennett4–4–11–4-013.19.916 (tie)Mississippi A&MBernie Bierman3–4–11–4-012.67.518LSUMike Donahue5–3–10–2–110.07.819 (tie)NC State Gus Tebell3–5–10–4–15.78.019 (tie)Ole MissHomer Hazel 5–5-00–4-014.78.719 (tie)MarylandCurley Byrd3–5-00–4-07.911.119 (tie)ClemsonBud Saunders1–7-00–4-02.320.0 Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.

Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 19 VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 9–0 September 19VPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 10–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 25RichmondNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 20–0 September 26Union (TN)AlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 53–0 September 26AuburnBirmingham–SouthernMunger Bowl • Birmingham, AlabamaW 25–0 September 26ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaL 14–0 September 26GeorgiaMercerCentennial Stadium • Macon, GeorgiaW 32–0 September 26OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 13–710,000September 26KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 13–6 September 26Louisiana NormalLSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 27–0 September 26MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–0 September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 6–07,000September 26Jonesboro A&MOle Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 53–0 September 26SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 14–0 September 26South CarolinaUniversity Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 33–0 September 26TulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 77–04,500September 26Middle Tennessee State TeachersVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 27–0 September 26VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 40–0 September 26VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 46–0 September 26RoanokeVPIMiles Field • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 28–0

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 2Birmingham–SouthernAlabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 50–7 October 3 Auburn Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina AUB 13–6 October 3Mercer Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 24–0 October 3VMI Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 33–0 October 3KentuckyChicago Stagg Field • ChicagoL 9–0 October 3Louisiana-Lafayette LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 38–0 October 3MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 34–0 October 3North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina UNC 7–0 October 3North Carolina StateDuke Durham, North CarolinaW 13–0 October 3Middle Tennessee StateSewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 53–0 October 3Emory & HenryTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 51–0 October 3MissouriTulaneNew Orleans, Louisiana T 6–6 October 3Henderson-BrownVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 41–0 October 3VirginiaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUVA 7–6 October 3Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia W 13–3 October 3FurmanWashington & LeeLexington, VirginiaL 20–15

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 9Florida SouthernFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 9–0 October 10Hampden-SydneyFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 22–6 October 10Alabama LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ALA 42–0 October 10Virginia TechAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 19–0 October 10ClemsonKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky UK 19–6 October 10 GeorgiaYale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 35–7 October 10Georgia TechPenn StateBronx, New York W 16–7 October 10MarylandRutgersPhiladelphiaW 16–0 October 10 OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi T 3–3 October 10North CarolinaDuke Durham, North CarolinaW 41–0 October 10SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasT 6–6 October 10Maryville TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 13–0 October 10Ole MissTulane New OrleansTUL 26–7 October 10VanderbiltTexas Longhorns footballFair Park Stadium • DallasW 14–6 October 10RichmondVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 19–0 October 10 RoanokeVMI Lexington, VirginiaW 17–14 October 10Washington & Lee Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 15–6 October 11 South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina SCAR 7–6

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 15 North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 17–0 October 16WoffordSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina W 6–0 October 17SewaneeAlabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 27–0 October 17Florida Georgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaGT 23–7 October 17FurmanGeorgia Augusta, GeorgiaW 21–0 October 17LSU FreshmenLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 6–0 October 17Virginia TechMaryland Washington, D. C. VT 3–0 October 17Union (TN)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 7–6 October 17Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana TUL 25–3 October 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 34–7 October 17VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 18–10 October 17Washington & Lee KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W&L 25–0

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 22 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 33–0 October 24AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • AtlantaALA 7–0 October 24HowardAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 7–6 October 24Wake ForestFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 24–3 October 24SewaneeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky UK 14–0 October 24LSUTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0–0 October 24North Carolina MercerMacon, GeorgiaW 3–0 October 24Ole Miss Mississippi A&MJackson, Mississippi MSA&M 6–0 October 24TulaneNorthwesternChicagoW 18–7 October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 26–7 October 24VirginiaMaryland Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 6–0 October 24North Carolina StateVMIRichmond, Virginia VMI 27–6 October 24Virginia TechWashington & Lee Lynchburg, VirginiaW&L 20–0

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 28South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 30–6 October 29ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, South Carolina L 13–0 October 31Mississippi A&MAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 6–0 October 31TulaneAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 13–0 October 31 GeorgiaTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 12–7 October 31RollinsFlorida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 61–0 October 31Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaL 13–0 October 31KentuckyCentreDanville, Kentucky W 16–0 October 31LSUArkansasFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LouisianaL 12–0 October 31North Carolina MarylandBaltimore, Maryland UNC 16–0 October 31DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina L 9–0 October 31SewaneeChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee W 28–0 October 31South Carolina Virginia TechRichmond, Virginia VT 6–0 October 31Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 7–0 October 31LynchburgVMILexington, Virginia W 33–0 October 31Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 21–0

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 7KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 31–0 November 7 Auburn GeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 34–0 November 7FloridaClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina FLA 42–0 November 7Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee GT 7–0 November 7RiceLSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 6–0 November 7MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 43–14 November 7Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi W 46–0 November 7North CarolinaVMIRichmond, Virginia UNC 23–11 November 7North Carolina StateVirginia TechBlacksburg, Virginia T 0–0 November 7Ole MissSewaneeChattanooga, TennesseeSEW 10–9 November 7TennesseeCentreDanville, KentuckyW 12–0 November 7Louisiana TechTulaneNew Orleans, Louisiana W 37–9 November 7VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 12–0

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 14FloridaAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 34–0 November 14VanderbiltAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 10–9 November 14ClemsonThe CitadelCharleston, South CarolinaW 6–0 November 14 Georgia Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 3–0 November 14KentuckyVMICharleston, West VirginiaUK 7–0 November 14LSU Loyola New OrleansW 13–0 November 14Ole MissMississippi CollegeClinton, Mississippi W 19–7 November 14 DavidsonNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 13–0 November 14Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 6–0 November 14South CarolinaFurmanGreenville, South CarolinaL 2–0 November 14Mississippi A&MTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 14–9 November 14SewaneeTulane New OrleansTUL 14–0 November 14Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 10–0 November 14 Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W&L 7–3

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