1925 Missouri Tigers football team

1925 Missouri Tigers football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–1–1 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Whiteman
Home stadiumRollins Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Missouri $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Drake 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Iowa State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
Oklahoma 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Grinnell 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Kansas 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Washington University 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record (5–1 against Missouri Valley opponents), won the Missouri Valley championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 110 to 44.[1] The team was ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.[2] Gwinn Henry was the head coach for the third of nine seasons.[1][3]

This was the final season for the team playing its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri, before moving to Memorial Stadium the following season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Tulane*
T 6–68,500[4]
October 10Nebraska
W 9–6[5]
October 17Missouri Mines*
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 32–0[6]
October 24at Kansas State
W 3–0[7]
October 31Iowa State
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 23–87,000[8]
November 7at Washington University
W 14–0[9]
November 14Oklahomadagger
  • Rollins Field
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 16–1410,000[10]
November 21at Kansas
L 7–10> 30,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "1925 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 157. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Missouri Champions Held to Draw Game By Tulane Greenbacks". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri Tigers Win Over Cornhuskers, 9 to 6". The Lincoln Star. October 11, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Missouri U. Wins From Rolla Miners". Springfield Missouri Republican. October 18, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies Lose Game But No Prestige". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). October 25, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missouri Tigers Drive On Toward The Title". The Sedalia Democrat. November 1, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ J. Walter Goldstein (November 8, 1925). "Missouri Gains 14-0 Victory Over Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Missouri Forced to Limit To Defeat Oklahoma, 16-14". Joplin Globe. November 15, 1925. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jayhawks Defeat Tigers In Final Minute Of Game". Joplin Globe. November 22, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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