1925 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1925 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Steve Polaski |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 2 Michigan $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Wisconsin | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1925 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 131 to 50. George Little was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] The team was ranked No. 8 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.[3] Little had been the head coach at Michigan in 1924; the Badgers suffered their only defeat of the 1925 season to Little's former team.
Steve Polaski was the team captain.[4] Halfback Doyle Harmon was selected by Walter Eckersall as a first-team player on the 1925 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The capacity was more than doubled for the 1925 season from 14,000 to 29,783.[6] During the 1925 season, the average attendance at home games was 15,118.[7]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Iowa State* | W 30–0 | 10,000 | [8] | |
| October 10 | Franklin (IN)* |
| W 35–0 | [9] | |
| October 17 | Michigan |
| L 0–21 | 44,000 | [10] |
| October 24 | Purdue |
| W 7–0 | 14,000 | [11] |
| October 31 | at Minnesota | T 12–12 | 40,000 | [12] | |
| November 7 | at Iowa | W 6–0 | [13] | ||
| November 14 | Michigan State* |
| W 21–10 | [14] | |
| November 21 | at Chicago | W 20–7 | 34,000 | [15] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1925 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ "Eckersall's All-Conference Football Teams". Detroit Free Press. December 6, 1925. p. 16.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ "Badgers Lick Ames In Season Bow, 30 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 4, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers Romp Over Franklin, 35 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 1925. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers Lose To Great Michigan Team, 21 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 18, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers Beat Purdue on Sloppy Field, 7 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 25, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gopher-Badger Struggle Ends in 12-12 Tie". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 1, 1925. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Championship Hopes of Hawks Dashed by Badgers on a Snow Covered Field". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. November 8, 1925. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers Conquer Stubborn Aggies, 21 to 10". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 15, 1925. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 22, 1925). "Wisconsin Humbles Chicago, 20 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.