1925 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1925 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–3 record, placed second in the MVC, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored its opponents by a total of 64 to 41.[1]

1925 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1925 record5–3 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1925 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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

On October 10, 1925, the team played its home opener at the newly-constructed Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. The stadium opened with seating for 18,000 spectators and was built at a cost of approximately $230,000.[2] Drake shut out Kansas State (19–0) and Nebraska (14–0) in the first two games played at the new stadium.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Washington UniversityW 5–04,500[4]
October 10Kansas StateW 19–07,000[2][3]
October 17at OklahomaL 0–7[5]
October 24at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 7–6[6]
October 31at KansasW 7–0[7]
November 7Nebraska
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 14–0[8]
November 21Iowa State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–7[9]
November 26at SMU*L 6–21[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1925 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. "Open Stadium at Drake With Crowd of 7,000". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1925 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Harlan Miller (October 11, 1925). "Drake Drubs Kansas Aggies: Bulldogs Win First Battle in New Bowl". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 2.
  4. J. Walter Goldstein (October 4, 1925). "Washington Loses To Drake Eleven, 6-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1S, 2S via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sooners Tame Drake, 7-0, To Open Stadium". The Daily Oklahoman. October 18, 1925. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Sec Taylor (October 25, 1925). "Drake Noses Out Grinnell, 7-6: Spears Makes Touchdown on Cook's Heave". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. Sports 1, 7 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drake Beats Kansas 7-0". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1925. p. Sports 1.
  8. Elmer Appel (November 8, 1925). "Drake Humbles Nebraska 14-0: Sutherland, Spears Tally For Bulldogs". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1–2 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bert McGrane (November 22, 1925). "Cyclones Down Bulldogs, 7-6: Ames Defeats Drake Eleven in Hard Game". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 5 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "S.M.U. Beats Off Drake Invasion Of S.W. 21 to 8". The Waco News-Tribune. November 27, 1925. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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