1925 LSU Tigers football team

1925 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJonathan E. Steele
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 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
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Donahue, LSU compiled a 5–3–1 record (0–2–1 against conference opponents).[1] LSU's first official homecoming game occurred in 1925.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Louisiana Normal*
W 27–0[3]
October 3Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–6[4]
October 10Alabamadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–428,000[5][6][7]
October 17LSU freshmen*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0[8]
October 24at Tennessee
T 0–0[9]
October 31vs. Arkansas*
L 0–128,000[10]
November 7Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0[11]
November 13at Loyola (LA)*
W 13–0[12]
November 21Tulane
L 0–16[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Reference at www.lsusports.net".
  3. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers win from State Normal in gridiron opener". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1925. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. Tiger shows great driving power in Southwestern test". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1925. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crimson Tide overwhelms Donahues, 42–0". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1927. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Snee, Jimmy (October 11, 1925). "Alabama smothers helpless Louisiana Staters by 42 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. p. 6.1.
  7. ^ "Alabama sweeps over Tigers 42–0". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 11, 1925. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Baby Tigers hold varsity eleven to touchdown". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1925. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee and L.S.U. in Scoreless Deadlock". Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Razorbacks Defeat Tigers At Fair". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1925. pp. 1, 15.
  11. ^ "Hail New Monarchs of Air -- Doc's Texas Longhorns: Steers Whip Owls, 27 to 6". Sunday American-Statesman. October 25, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "State Tigers Keep Goal Line Uncrossed Against Wolves; Register Thirteen Points". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Louisiana Fights Big Green Team". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved January 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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