1925 DePaul Blue Demons football team

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1925 DePaul Blue Demons football
WIC champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate Conference
Record4–2–1 (2–1–1 WIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Western Interstate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lombard 1 0 0 3 5 0
Columbia (IA) 3 1 1 4 3 1
DePaul 2 1 1 4 2 1
St. Viator 2 1 1 5 3 1
Luther 1 1 0 3 4 0
La Crosse State 0 2 1 1 4 2
Valparaiso 0 3 0 1 6 0

The 1925 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as a member of the Western Interstate Conference (WIC) during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 42.[1]

In July 1925, DePaul hired Eddie Anderson as its head football, basketball, and track coach. He had played at the end position for Knute Rockne at Notre Dame and served as head football coach at Columbia (IA) from 1922 to 1924. Rockne called him "one of the smartest players I have ever coached."[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Elmhurst*W 43–0
6th Army Corps*W 7–0
October 24Columbia (IA)W 12–0
October 31at St. Norbert*De Pere, WIL 7–10[3]
November 7at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 7–6
November 21at La Crosse StateLa Crosse, WIT 13–13
November 26St. Viatordagger
  • DePaul Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–13[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1925 - DePaul (IL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Arch Ward (July 26, 1925). "Eddie Anderson Signs As Varsity Coach at DePaul". Chicago Tribune. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Norberts College Wins From De Paul In Fast Mix". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 2, 1925. pp. 16, 17.
  4. ^ "De Paul Ready For Title Game With St. Viator". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1925. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.