Jump to content

1925 Howard Bulldogs football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1925 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBerry Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oglethorpe $ 8 1 0 8 3 0
SW Louisiana 3 0 0 7 2 0
Centenary 2 0 0 6 2 0
Millsaps 4 1 0 5 4 0
Furman 3 1 0 7 3 0
Birmingham–Southern 3 1 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 5 2 0 6 4 0
Howard (AL) 4 2 0 6 3 0
Newberry 3 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 3 2 0 3 6 0
Centre 1 1 0 3 6 0
Union (TN) 1 1 0 5 4 0
Chattanooga 2 3 0 4 4 0
Presbyterian 2 4 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Tech 1 2 1 1 6 1
Wofford 1 3 0 3 7 0
Loyola (LA) 1 3 0 2 7 0
Mississippi College 1 5 1 1 7 1
Louisiana College 0 3 1 2 6 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 0 1 7 0
Rollins 0 3 0 0 7 0
Erskine 0 4 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1925 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Marion*
W 35–0[1]
October 3at Oglethorpe
L 6–73,000[2]
October 10Chattanooga
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 3–0[3]
October 16at Jacksonville State*Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)W 13–0[4]
October 24at Auburn*L 6–7[5]
October 31at Mississippi College
W 10–6[6]
November 6Millsaps
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 13–14[7]
November 21vs. Birmingham–Southern
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–1610,000[8]
November 26at Rollins
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Howard defeats Marion in opening game, 35–0". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oglethorpe Comes From Behind, Wins". The Anniston Star. October 4, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard beats Chattanooga in last three seconds". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard College wins 13 to 0 over Normal School on wet field". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Tiger put to real test to nose out over Howard team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Howard noses out Choctaws Saturday". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard loses to Majors". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldog noses out Panther in super-thriller". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard Bulldogs beat Rollins Tars 7 to 0". Orlando Evening Star. November 27, 1925. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.